In the fourth of Buddha‘s truths he explains the path we need to take to free ourselves from suffering. It is known as the Eightfold Path and it comprises of three aspects: Seeing Clearly Right View Right Intention Living Responsibly Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Staying Focused Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Concentration Over […]
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This truth is called nirvana, liberation, enlightenment and so on. It is hotly debated these days. Some think that if you reach nirvana you will never be born again, others think you will be reborn but you can pick where. For people who do not believe in rebirth, they see it as something we can […]
In the last posting I mentioned unawareness. So, what are the things we are unaware of? Usually, in Buddhism, they talk about three main things, namely suffering, not-self and impermanence. I have covered suffering in the post entitled ‘Buddha’s First Truth,’ and not-self was covered in the post called ‘How We Experience The […]