ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM
The Characteristics of Buddhist Way of Life
- Avoiding extreme passions and luxury
- Avoiding extreme self-torture
The Universal Truths of Life
- The noble truth of pain:_ birth is painful; old age is painful; sickness is painful; death is painful; sorrow, lamentation, dejection and despair are painful; contact with unpleasant things is painful; and not getting what one wishes is painful.
- The noble truth of the cause of pain:_ the craving for passion; and seeking pleasure here and there.
- The noble truth of the cessation of pain:_ non-attachment of the mind to cravings for pleasure and passion.
- The noble truth of the way that leads to the cessation of pain:_ this is the noble eightfold way.
The Noble Eightfold Way
- correct understanding of life
- correct intentions in life
- correct speech
- correct action
- correct livelihood
- correct attention
- correct concentration
- correct meditation.
