Zen Buddhists believe that suffering is the path to total enlightenment. The four noble truths are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path leading to the end of suffering.

The first truth: the Buddha discovered to the solution to the end of suffering begins with the recognition that life is suffering.

The second truth: The Buddha discovered that before he could find the solution to the problem of suffering, he had to look at the cause of suffering.

The third truth: the Buddha taught that people should believe that the end of suffering is possible even though they have not experienced it. The Buddha also taught that the end of suffering was the ultimate goal, which can be experienced by anyone who removes there desire, ill will, and ignorance.

The fourth truth: the Buddha, having lived both luxuriously and in great poverty, found that neither was the path to the end of suffering. Instead, he taught the way of the Middle Path, avoiding great extremes in indulgence or total self-denial.

The main point in practicing Zen Buddhism is the achievement of spiritual enlightenment called satori. Zen Buddhists believe that you must meditate in order to achieve satori.