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Title: Root of the Bodhi Tree: The Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path


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Root of the Bodhi Tree The Four Noble Truths and
the Noble Eightfold Path
  • Despite the unbelievable variety of scriptures,
    practices, languages, cultures and approaches, we
    find at the center of all the customs of Buddhism
    the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold
    Path. As the Dalai Lama said, There is no
    Buddhism without the Four Noble Truths. If you
    want to know Buddhism, you must know the Four
    Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truthsare the facts
    of life from a Buddhist perspective.

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1. Life is Dukkha (Suffering). Suffering happens
all through life because people always want more
or little bit better than what they already
have. 2. All suffering is caused by
craving/desire and attachment. Because we dont
have what we want we think and feel trouble. 3.
Suffering can be reduced. All delicate desires
must be extinguished by the human being who
wishes freedom from suffering and it can be
extinguished by walking the Path. If we admit
what we have and stop wanting more we will become
glad. 4. Suffering can be reduced by following
the Eightfold Path. The Noble Eightfold Path way
is the method to end suffering.
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The Eightfold Path is to be experienced though
the three principles training (sila) meditation
training and mindfulness training, (Samadhi) and
wisdom and love training (prajna). These three
trainings are the tripod-like bases that support
all the Buddhist practices on the path of
enlightened living. Principles training or sila
(literally cooling) includes self-discipline,
morality, virtue, selflessness, service, and so
on. Mindfulness training includes the calculated
development of self-observation and wakefulness,
training the attention and concentration,
presence of mind and meditation training. The
third training, (prajna), means insight,
discrimination, and judgment. I would like to say
insight and love, for completeness sake, since
reality and love, or insight and kindness, are
inseparable. So sila, samadhi and prajna are the
three fundamental ways we guide and expand
ourselves on the holy path. The Three Trainings
are actually put into practice through the
Eightfold Path.
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The eightfold path referred to as steps on a
path, is not meant as an in order learning
process, but as eight parts of life, all of which
are to be integrated in everyday life. Thus the
atmosphere is created to move faster to the
Buddhist pathway. The eightfold path is at the
heart of the middle way, which turns from
extremes and supports us to seek the simple
approach. Wisdom Training is broken out into the
first and second practices of the Eightfold Path
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Which Noble Eightfold Path way has to be
developed in order to end all suffering? 1.
Right view and understanding learning the life of
reality and the fact about life. 2. Right
ambition making the promise to living in such a
way that our distress can end. 3. Right words
speaking the reality in a helpful and
sympathetically way. 4. Right action and behavior
living a life reliable with our morals. 5. Right
livelihood receiving a living in a system that
does not upset others. 6. Right try just Do it.
No cause. 7. Right alertness recognizing the
importance of the moment living everywhere we
are. 8. Right awareness expanding our realization
through meditation. Article Source -
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