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According to [[Siddhartha Gautama]], to pursue the middle way of life between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, one must recognize the Four Noble Truths:
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:#human life is an existence of suffering
:#human suffering is caused by desire for things that cannot satisfy the spirit
:#suffering can be ended and humans set free by renouncing these desires, which are rooted in ignorance
:#humans can free themselves of desire by following the [[Eightfold Path]]

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