Buddhism

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Buddhism
The Means
The Noble Eightfold Path
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Recap

• The Means
• The Three Jewels
• The Buddha
• The Dhamma
• The Sangha

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Objective
To learn what the Eightfold path is
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Buddhism

• The Human Condition
• The 3 Marks of Existence
• The 1st Noble Truth (Life is Dukkha)
• The 2nd Noble Truth (Dukkha is caused by Tanha)

• The Goals -
• Karma
• The 3rd Noble Truth (You can stop Dukkha by
  stoping Tanha)
• Nibbana

• The Means
• The Three Jewels
• The Noble Eightfold Path / The 4th Noble Truth

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The Noble Eightfold Path describes a way of
escaping the suffering expressed by the first 3
Noble Truths. Its a practical set of
instructions about how to deal with Tanha. They
are supposed to cover all problems and
possibilities in life.
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Extreme Moderation
The basic idea of the Eightfold Path is to avoid
extremes. Its 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 youre friends
really like you for you.
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You will now be given a set of different possible
Noble Truths. You have to decide which eight are
the real ones.
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Right View Right Intention Right Action Right
Livelihood Right Effort Right Speech Right
Mindfullness Right Concentration