Buddhism The Means The Noble Eightfold Path Recap

Buddhism The Means The Noble Eightfold Path

Recap The Means The Three Jewels o The Buddha o The Dhamma o The Sangha

Objective: To learn what the Eightfold path is

Buddhism The Human Condition – o The 3 Marks of Existence o The 1 st Noble Truth (Life is Dukkha) o The 2 nd Noble Truth (Dukkha is caused by Tanha) The Goals o Karma o The 3 rd Noble Truth (You can stop Dukkha by stoping Tanha) o Nibbana The Means – o The Three Jewels o The Noble Eightfold Path / The 4 th Noble Truth

The Noble Eightfold Path describes a way of escaping the suffering expressed by the first 3 Noble Truths. It’s a practical set of instructions about how to deal with Tanha. They are supposed to cover all problems and possibilities in life.

Extreme Moderation The basic idea of the Eightfold Path is to avoid extremes. It’s 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 you’re friends really like you for you.