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It is a planned course of inward culture and progress and is not practised out of any fear of the supernatural. It is practised when one is convinced of the intrinsic value as a way of life.
The Path leads from selfishness to altruism, from the unreal to the Real.
Panna
(wisdom)
Right Effort Samadhi Right Mindfulness (concentration) Right Concentration Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood
Sila
(morality)
SILA (Morality)
The first group of the Noble Eightfold Path deals with morality.
Three factors:
SILA (Morality)
Sila is based on love and compassion for all beings. Both qualities, compassion and wisdom should be developed equally for a man to become perfect.
Compassion
Love, charity, kindness, tolerance and such noble qualities of the heart. Wisdom Ability to penetrate into the real nature of things and understand things without being clouded with delusion.
SILA (Morality)
Right Speech (Samma Vaca)
Perfect Speech or Right Speech is one that is truthful, affectionate, helpful, and which promotes concord, harmony, and unity.
It reflects inner wisdom, clear vision, and Buddha-nature and represents the Ideal of Human Communication. Imperfect Speech or Wrong Speech is untruthful, harsh, harmful, and which promotes discord, disharmony and disunity.
SILA (Morality)
Right Action (Samma Kammanta)
Two aspects: What we do and what we refrain from doing. Right action aims at promoting moral, honourable and peaceful conduct. One should refrain from:
Destroying life
Stealing
Dishonest dealings Illegitimate sexual misconduct Taking intoxicants
SILA (Morality)
Right Livelihood (Samma Ajiva)
Avoid occupations/trades which cause suffering to oneself and others. One should refrain from trade dealing in:
Arms/lethal weapons Intoxicating drinks Poisons Killing animals Cheating Human beings
Right Livelihood (Samma Ajiva) Two Requirements of Right Livelihood Provide the necessities of lifefood, clothing, shelter, medicine and education. The work must be ethically wholesome. Many types of work provide an adequate or even excellent income, but involve dishonesty, exploitation or cruelty.
We establish harmony and peace by cultivating the alertness of the mind and awareness of conduct.
PANNA (Wisdom)
The third group of the Noble Eightfold Path deals with wisdom.
Two factors:
PANNA (Wisdom)
Right Understanding (Samma Ditthi) What needs to be understood?
People differ in their realisation and understanding of universal phenomena.
Correspondingly, their practice of the Dhamma differ. But as a person gains more and more insight, he develops an unshakeable confidence in the Buddha Dhamma, when he realises for himself how true the words of the Buddha are.
PANNA (Wisdom)
Right Understanding (Samma Ditthi) What needs to be understood?
Understanding the universal truths of the Four Noble Truths (Dukkha; Arising of Dukkha, the End of Dukkha; Path leading to the end of Dukkha) Realisation that we are the owner of our Kamma, the intentional actions by body, speech and thought. Understanding of the three characteristics of life that govern everything that exists: Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta.
PANNA (Wisdom)
Our understanding of things can be viewed at two levels:
A deeper and more profound level is penetration into the very nature of things. This is experienced and realised from the very depth of our being that makes us resolve to do or to avoid doing certain things.
Intellectual grasping of a subject according to certain given data. We learn this from reading, discussing and listening.
PANNA (Wisdom)
Right Thought (Samma Samkappa)
Why Right Thought?
Eliminating evil thoughts. Developing pure thoughts.
PANNA (Wisdom)
Right Thought (Samma Samkappa)
Right Thought constists of: a. Nekkhama renunciation of world pleasures or selfishness, which is opposed to attachment, selfishness and self-possessiveness. b. Avyapada loving-kindness, goodwill, or benevolence, which is opposed to hatred, ill-will or aversion.
PANNA (Wisdom)
Right Thought (Samma Samkappa)
Good and evil forces are latent in all of us.
The Dhammapada Verse 251 states: There is no fire like lust, no grip like hate, There is no net like delusion, no river like craving.
In the diligently. Practise the PathNoble Eightfold This is the only path to Path, the Buddha has get out provided us with a of Samsara. Sadhu!! Sadhu!! Sadhu!! map of the road leading to Nibbana.
Right Livelihood
The gift of Dhamma excels all gifts the taste of Dhamma excels all taste, the delight in dhamma excels all delights, The Craving-Freed vanquishes all suffering. - Dhammapada verse 354
End of Lesson 7