Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths
- Life means suffering
- The origin of suffering is attachment
- It is possible to end suffering through...
- ...The Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path
- Right View (The Four Noble Truths)
- Right Intention
- Renunciation: Resistance to desire
- Goodwill: Resistance to anger and aversion
- Harmlessness: Compassion, Don't think or act cruelly, violently or aggressively
- Right Speech
- Tell the truth
- Don't gossip
- Don't use offensive or hurtful language
- Right Action (The Precepts)
- Don't harm other living beings
- Don't take things not freely given
- Don't engage in sexual misconduct
- Don't engage in false speech
- Don't abuse drugs or alcohol
- Right Livelihood: Don't work in a job that violates The Precepts
- Right Effort
- Create, preserve and increase healthy states
- Prevent, eliminate or decrease harmful states
- Right Mindfulness
- See things clearly
- The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Be mindful of:
- body
- feeling
- state of mind
- phenomena
- Right Concentration
- Meditation
- Concentration on healthy thoughts and actions
Buddhist Virtues (The Four Immeasurables)
- Compassion: The intention and capacity to relieve the suffering of oneself and all other living beings.
- Loving Kindness: The intention and capacity to bring joy and happiness to oneself and all other living beings.
- Empathetic Joy: Rejoicing in the happiness and virtues of another living being
- Equanimity: Accepting loss or gain, praise or blame, success or failure with detachment. Regarding all living beings equally. Being clear-minded and tranquil but not dull.
The Three Poisons (The Roots of All Suffering)
- Anger/Aversion/Hatred
- Craving/Attachment/Greed
- Delusion/Ignorance
The Three Jewels (The Credo of Buddhism)
- Buddha: Mindfulness, your highest spiritual potential
- Dharma: The teachings of the Buddha and the practice of those teachings
- Sangha: The community that supports that practice