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The Four Noble Truths

  1. Life means suffering
  2. The origin of suffering is attachment
  3. It is possible to end suffering through...
  4. ...The Eightfold Path


The Eightfold Path

  1. Right View (The Four Noble Truths)
  2. Right Intention
    1. Renunciation: Resistance to desire
    2. Goodwill: Resistance to anger and aversion
    3. Harmlessness: Compassion, Don't think or act cruelly, violently or aggressively
  3. Right Speech
    1. Tell the truth
    2. Don't gossip
    3. Don't use offensive or hurtful language
  4. Right Action (The Precepts)
    1. Don't harm other living beings
    2. Don't take things not freely given
    3. Don't engage in sexual misconduct
    4. Don't engage in false speech
    5. Don't abuse drugs or alcohol
  5. Right Livelihood: Don't work in a job that violates The Precepts
  6. Right Effort
    1. Create, preserve and increase healthy states
    2. Prevent, eliminate or decrease harmful states
  7. Right Mindfulness
    1. See things clearly
    2. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Be mindful of:
      1. body
      2. feeling
      3. state of mind
      4. phenomena
  8. Right Concentration
    1. Meditation
    2. Concentration on healthy thoughts and actions


Buddhist Virtues (The Four Immeasurables)

  1. Compassion: The intention and capacity to relieve the suffering of oneself and all other living beings.
  2. Loving Kindness: The intention and capacity to bring joy and happiness to oneself and all other living beings.
  3. Empathetic Joy: Rejoicing in the happiness and virtues of another living being
  4. 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)

  1. Anger/Aversion/Hatred
  2. Craving/Attachment/Greed
  3. Delusion/Ignorance


The Three Jewels (The Credo of Buddhism)

  1. Buddha: Mindfulness, your highest spiritual potential
  2. Dharma: The teachings of the Buddha and the practice of those teachings
  3. Sangha: The community that supports that practice