The Buddha also saw beyond the Six Worlds. He realized that it was possible to transcend these states and become free of both the suffering of the four lower worlds and the limited happiness of both the human and heavenly realms. The Buddha wished to share with others the ultimate happiness of the state of Buddhahood itself. However, be knew that most people would have trouble even imagining such a state, and that even fewer would have the confidence in themselves or in the Buddha to try to attain such a state. In order to help us, the Buddha provided many preparatory teachings so we could better understand our lives, free ourselves of suffering and attain the confidence to realize our own Buddhahood.