Buddhism

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Buddhism

• How to reach enlightenment without even trying.

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Outline for Buddhism

• The Story of Siddhartha Gautama
• The Goal of Buddhism and how it is different from
  other religions
• Anatta
• Nirvana
• The Basic teachings
• 5 Moral Precepts
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Eightfold Path
• How Buddhism is in real life.

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Siddharta Gautama
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Goals and important concepts

• Nirvana- highest destiny of the human spirit
• Anatta- specifies the absence of a permanent and
  unchanging self

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The 5 Moral Precepts

• To abstain from
• Killing
• Taking what has not been given
• Sexual misconduct
• False speech
• Intoxicants that cloud the mind

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The Four Noble Truths
The First Noble Truth
The Second Noble Truth
The Third Noble Truth
The Fourth Noble Truth
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The Eightfold Path

• Correct Knowledge
• Correct Intention
• Correct Speech
• Correct Action

• Correct Livelihood
• Correct Meditation
• Correct Effort
• Correct Conduct

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Buddhism is

• Compassionate
• Seeking of Wisdom
• Open
• Individualistic

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The First Noble TruthThe Noble Truth of
Suffering

• Suffering and misery are Universal

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The Second Noble TruthThe Noble Truth of the
Cause of Suffering

• Suffering is caused by Desire

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The Third Noble TruthThe Noble Truth of
Cessation of Suffering

• Suffering ends when desire ends
• (Nirvana)

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The Fourth Noble TruthThe Noble Truth of the
path that leads to the cessation of suffering

• To escape suffering one must follow the middle
  way, also known as
• The Eightfold Path