Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices such as mindfulness meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, loving-kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path - a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment. When philosophers and spiritual teachers asked The Buddha "What do you teach?" He said: "I teach one thing, and one thing only: 'Suffering and the end of Suffering." Shortly after his enlightenment under the bodhi tree, he established The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path, which are the very foundation of Buddhism.