The great Buddhist master Geshe Jampa Thinley, over the many years of his work in Russia, transmitted detailed instructions about the four noble truths and the twelve-link chain of dependent arising. These teachings are intended for practice and allow you to create in the mind of the practitioner the necessary basic attitude, called renunciation, or the aspiration for liberation from samsara, the cycle of uncontrollable rebirths. This book will be useful to everyone who practices Buddhism, regardless of tradition, as well as to those who are interested in the teachings of the Buddha.