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Thankyou for your welcome,

I have read through the literature, it gave me allot to think about, if I may, below I will say to you what I think that is about and if you could breifly correct me where neccessary I would be most grateful, I would put this elsewhere in the forum but I found it relevant to your above post so I hope you do not mind.

The 4 Noble truths, there not avoidable there not scientific as such they just are, well the truth, all backgrounds and religions wether budhist or not will go through these truths, how they recognise them or act upon decides weather or not they are budhist.

It is still slightly confusing, it says that if someone comes up to you and is rude, you wish well, does this mean literally, withing your mind, for example if you know them hope they get something material they want such as that new promotion or is it more wish a long and full life on them.

So number one I totally agree with, weather or not we initially like the feelings they willalways be there, but leading to number to how we deal with those feelings dictates the future... (Is this karma, good things happy to good people and bad things to bad people), so would making the feelings no longer personal, taking out the feeling or being responsible for the situation be the goal of the truth to lead to number three Cesastion

Number three, is the Cessation, I assume this means accepting you can not change what has happened to you need to look to the present time and act accordingly to prevent spiraling despair and other sad , angry emotions taking over make the future dark and unhappy.

I did not notice, the Fourth truth in there, maybe I missed it but I re read it a few times and did not notice it so I can not comment.

Sorry if this makes no sense its all so confusing, although I think that document has seperated some of the thoughts in my mind as somethings make a bit more sense, I see it as if you allow yourself to feel negatively, if you blame yourself you will never be able to to cease the feelings where as if you accept and move on you can reach an inner peace so to speak. is this the basic principle of budhism, letting go of pain and suffering for yourself and wishing well on others in the hope that one day they too will be able to not take the negatives personally and let them go. Is it ok to intervene if you see a loved one suffering, and try to walk them through the noble truths or is this against the beliefs.

Sorry for the confusing post, I want to meditate but with so much on my mind at this specific moment I cant see myself being able to unfocus my mind, untill I understand more. I will now go and read BFB and see if i can learn anythingfurther..

Thankyou, peace be with you always.