The Eightfold Path

1 Right Understanding

1.1 This means having the knowledge of Buddha's teachings and agreeing with them

2 Right Speech

2.1 Trying to speak the truth and nicely 1) Not lying 2) Not swearing 3) Not gossiping 4) Not saying things that divide people

3 Right Intention

3.1 Doing things for the right reasons and with good intent

4 Right Action

4.1 Not killing, injuring, stealing or cheating on your or with someone else's partner

5 Right Livelihood

5.1 You can't make a living selling something harmful like guns or drugs

6 Right Effort

6.1 To make an effort to be positive rather than negative

7 Right Mindfulness

7.1 To always remember a strong sense of calm and have a strong sense of self

8 Right Concentration

8.1 The ability to keep concentration and have a calm and peaceful state of mind and be able to meditate.

Mind Map on The Eightfold Path, created by maddieisproductive on 05/04/2013.

	Created by maddieisproductive over 6 years ago