The Buddha spoke the Four Noble Truths and many other teachings, but at the heart they all stress the same thing. An ancient story explains this well.
Once a very old king went to see an old hermit who lived in a bird's nest in the top of a tree, "What is the most important Buddhist teaching?" The hermit answered, "Do no evil, do only good. Purify your heart."
The king had expected to hear a very long explanation.
He protested, "But even a five-year old child can understand that!"
"Yes," replied the wise sage, "but even an 80-year-old man cannot do it."
If and if only every human's heart can understand,
we'll start a better human race.
Amen.
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