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WORDS OF THE BUDDHA

The words of the Buddha form the core of Buddhism,and from it are all the teachings derived,the Words of the Buddha are from the ancient …

DEVELOPMENT OF THE EIGHTFOLD PATH IN THE DISCIPLE

CONFIDENCE AND RIGHT-MINDEDNESS (2Nd Step)  SUPPOSE a householder, or his son, or someone reborn in any family, hears the law; and after h…

THE SECOND TRUTH-THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING

THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING   WHAT, now, is the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering? It is that craving which gives rise…

EIGHTH STEP-RIGHT CONCENTRATION

RIGHT CONCENTRATION WHAT, now, is Right Concentration? Fixing the mind to a single object ("One-pointedness of mind"): this is …

SEVENTH STEP-RIGHT ATTENTIVENESS

RIGHT ATTENTIVENESS WHAT, now, is Right Attentiveness? The only way that leads to the attainment of purity, to the overcoming of sorrow a…

SIXTH STEP-RIGHT EFFORTS

RIGHT EFFORT  WHAT, now, is Right Effort? There are Four Great Efforts: the effort to avoid, the effort to overcome, the effort to develop…

FIFTH STEP-RIGHT LIVING

RIGHT LIVING WHAT, now, is Right Living? When the noble disciple, avoiding a wrong way of living, gets his livelihood by a right way of l…

FOURTH STEP-RIGHT ACTIONS

RIGHT ACTION WHAT, now, is Right Action? It is abstaining from killing;abstaining from stealing; abstaining from unlawful sexual intercou…

THIRD STEP-RIGHT SPEECH

RIGHT SPEECH WHAT , now, is Right Speech? It is abstaining from lying;abstaining from tale-bearing; abstaining from harsh language;abstain…

SECOND STEP-RIGHT MINDEDNESS

RIGHT MINDEDNESS WHAT, now, is Right Mindedness? It is thoughts free from lust;thoughts free from ill-will; thoughts free from cruelty. T…

FIRST STEP- RIGHT UNDERSTANDING

RIGHT UNDERSTANDING WHAT, now, is Right Understanding? It is understanding the Four Truths. To understand suffering; to understand the ori…

THE EIGHTFOLD PATH

It is the Noble Eightfold Path, the way that leads to the extinction of suffering, namely: 1. Right Understanding, 2. Right Mindedness, w…

FOURTH TRUTH-THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE PATH

THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE PATH THAT LEADS TO THE EXTINCTION OF SUFFERING THE TWO EXTREMES AND THE MIDDLE PATH TO GIVE oneself up to indulge…

THIRD TRUTH- THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE EXTINCTION OF SUFFERING

THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE EXTINCTION OF SUFFERING WHAT, now, is the Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering? It is the complete fading aw…

FIRST TRUTH -THE NOBLE TRUTH OF SUFFERING

FIRST TRUTH THE NOBLE TRUTH OF SUFFERING WHAT, now, is the Noble Truth of Suffering? Birth is suffering; Decay is suffering; Death is suf…