Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering : หน้า 55/263

sensuality. In this way, the Buddha shows the inter-relation between the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering and the Noble Eightfold Path. 3. Explanation of the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering The Lord Buddha’s explanation of the Cessation of Suffering includes all four of the Origin of suffering’s implications in the light of the Four Noble Truths: 3.1. The Cessation of Suffering as release; 3.2. The Cessation of Suffering as an end to obsession; 3.3. The Cessation of Suffering as stopping conditioning; 3.4. The Cessation of Suffering as deathless. 3.1 The Cessation of Suffering as Release This is the direct definition of the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering. Whosoever attains Nirvana will be able to obtain release from the Cycle of Existence — and for that person there will be no more rebirth. 3.2 The Cessation of Suffering as an End to Obsession The Lord Buddha taught that living beings are caught up in the clutches of sensuality because their minds are still polluted by craving. If they are able to remove craving from their minds, they will come to an end of their obsession with sensuality and thereby end their suffering — in other words they will attain Nirvana. This explanation is intended to show the inter-relation between the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering and the Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering. 3.3 The Cessation of Suffering as stopping conditioning In order to demonstrate the inter-relation between the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering and the Noble Truth of the Eightfold Path, the Lord Buddha taught that: