If, as the second Noble Truth, suffering has a cause, what happens if we stop putting that cause in motion? According to Buddha’s teachings, all suffering ends, even the most subtle wish for things to be better than they are. The third Noble Truth is called the “truth of cessation,” but it’s also a description of awakening or enlightenment.
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The Four Noble Truths lay out the basic beliefs of Buddhism: that unenlightened life will never be fully satisfactory, that we keep suffering because we keep grasping at things and situations outside ourselves, and that there’s a way out of this mess.