Buddhism

Buddhism

1. 8 Fold Path

   • Right View
   • Right intention
   • Right livelihood
   • Right Action
   • Right mindfulness
   • Right effort
   • Right speech
   • Right Contemplation

2. 4 Noble Truths

   • All life involves suffering
   • The origin of suffering is craving
   • If craving ceases, suffering will also cease
   • The Middle Way

3. 5 Precepts

   • I will avoid taking life
   • I will avoid taking what is not given
   • I will avoid harmful sexual activity
   • I will avoid saying what is not true
   • I will avoid clouding my mind with alcohol and drugs

4. Dharma Teaching

5. 3 Marks of Existence

   • Annica-Everything changes and everything depends on other things for existence
   • Anatta-People change. Everybody dies and no one stays the same from birth to death
   • Dukkha-Because everything changes and dies, we can never be completely satisfied in life. This is thought of as suffering.