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Last week we began the discussion of the four noble truths which is the last of the

contemplations in the Saty Petana Suta the discourse on the foundations of

mindfulness. We explored the noble truth of Dukka, which is the

polyword for unsatisfactoryness, unreliability, for the ultimately unsatisfying nature of conditioned phenomena. So tonight I will continue discussing the

Buddha's instructions on the second noble truth. This is from the text.

How does one contemplate Dahmas in terms of the four noble truths?

Here one knows as it really is. This is Duka. One knows as it really is. This is the origin of

Duka. Now this bigus is the noble truth of the origin of Duka. It is this craving which leads to

renewed existence accompanied by delight and lust, seeking delight here and there, that is craving for sensual pleasures, craving

for existence, craving for non-existence.

So that description of the origin of Dukah comes from the very first discourse the Buddha

gave after his enlightenment.

So what is the origin of Duka?

Cravings, for sense pleasures, for existence, for non-existence.

It's really this powerful force of craving in the mind

that keeps the whole wheel of somsara going, this whole wheel of condition phenomena.

What drives it is the force of craving.

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