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Buddhism
The Means
The Noble Eightfold Path
Recap
The Means
The Three Jewels
o The Buddha
o The Dhamma
o The Sangha
Objective:
To learn what the Eightfold path is
Buddhism
The Human Condition –
o The 3 Marks of Existence
o The 1st Noble Truth (Life is Dukkha)
o The 2nd Noble Truth (Dukkha is caused by Tanha)
The Goals o Karma
o The 3rd Noble Truth (You can stop Dukkha by stoping Tanha)
o Nibbana
The Means –
o The Three Jewels
o The Noble Eightfold Path / The 4th Noble Truth
The Noble Eightfold Path describes a way of escaping
the suffering expressed by the first 3 Noble Truths.
It’s a practical set of instructions about how to deal
with Tanha. They are supposed to cover all problems
and possibilities in life.
Extreme Moderation
The basic idea of the Eightfold Path is to avoid extremes.
It’s called ‘the middle way’ and means you should avoid
having too much or too little of anything – instead you
should have everything in moderation.
Too Little
Just Right
Too Much
Take money for example. Too little makes life very hard, but too much
brings problems. Maybe you spend all your time worrying about your
money, or you might not know if you’re friends really like you for you.
You will now be given a set of different possible
Noble Truths. You have to decide which eight are
the real ones.
Right View
Right Intention
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Speech
Right Mindfullness
Right Concentration