A Presentation on the way to attain true happiness, peace and success. For reflection and practice in our spiritual quest. For the Video (with audio narration and explanation in Hokkien), please check out the Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8wOntrrMA

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The Way To Happiness and Success
通往幸福和成功的道路

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The Way To Happiness and Success
通往幸福和成功的道路
幸福 = 成功
成功 = 幸福

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What is the Way?
It is the Noble Eightfold Path
道是什么？这是八正道
Of all the paths the Noble Eightfold Path
is the best; of all the truths the Four
Noble Truths are the best; of all things
non-craving is the best: of men the
Seeing One (the Buddha) is the best.
Dhammapada Verse 273
在所有的道路中，八正道是最好的；
的 四圣谛是最好的一切谛；
在所有事物中，无欲是最好的：男人
见者（佛）是最好的
法经第 273 句

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1 正见
2正思维
3 正语 4正业
5正命6正精进
7正念 8正定
道德 3,4,5
定 6,7,8 精神净化
智慧 1,2

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RIGHT VIEW - 正见
This is understanding / SEEING The 4 Noble Truths
这是了解/看到四圣谛
The 4 Noble Truths
* The Truth of Suffering
* The Cause of Suffering
* The Cessation of Suffering
* The Path leading to the
Cessation of Suffering
(The Noble 8-Fold Path)
四圣谛
* 苦谛 * 苦因 * 苦灭 * 通往苦
灭之道（八正道）

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RIGHT THOUGHT 正思维
Right thought denotes the thoughts of
selfless renunciation or detachment, thoughts
of love (metta) and thoughts of non-
violence/non-cruelty.
正念是指无私出离或超然的念头、
爱（metta）的念头和非暴力/非残忍的念头。

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RIGHT SPEECH 正语
Right speech means abstention (1) from telling lies, (2) from backbiting
and slander and talk that may bring about hatred, enmity, disunity, and
disharmony among individuals or groups of people, (3) from harsh, rude,
impolite, malicious, and abusive language, and (4) from idle, useless,
and frivolous talk and gossip.
正语是指(1) 不说谎，(2) 不诽谤、诽谤和可能引起个人或群体之间仇恨、
敌意、不团结和不和谐的言论，(3) 不严厉、粗鲁、不礼貌、恶意 ，和
辱骂性的语言，以及 (4) 来自闲散、无用和轻浮的谈话和八卦。

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RIGHT ACTION 正业
Right action aims at promoting moral, honorable, and peaceful conduct. It
admonishes us that we should abstain from destroying life, from stealing,
from dishonest dealings, from sexual misconduct, and that we should
also help others to lead a peaceful and honorable life in the right way.
正业旨在促进道德、光荣和和平的行为。 它告诫我们，不
毁生命，不偷盗，不做不诚实的交易，不做不正当的性行
为，也应该帮助他人以正确的方式过上和平和光荣的生活。

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RIGHT LIVELIHOOD 正命
Right livelihood means that one should abstain from making one’s
living through a profession that brings harm to others, such as trading
in human beings, in arms and lethal weapons, intoxicating drinks or
poisons, killing animals, cheating, etc., and should live by a profession
which is honorable, blameless, and innocent of harm to others.
正命是指不从事危害他人的职业，如贩卖人口、买卖武器
和致命武器、醉酒或毒药、杀戮动物、欺骗等，并应以生
活为生。 一种光荣、无可指责、不会伤害他人的职业。

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RIGHT EFFORT 正精进
Right effort is the energetic will (1) to prevent evil and unwholesome states of
mind from arising, and (2) to get rid of such evil and unwholesome states that
have already arisen within a man, and also (3) to produce, to cause to arise,
good, and wholesome states of mind not yet arisen, and (4) to develop and bring
to perfection the good and wholesome states of mind already present in a man.
正精进是（1）防止邪恶和不善心的生起，以及（2）去除已经在人体内生
起的这些邪恶和不善的心，以及（3）生起、去 导致生起，尚未生起的善
与善的心境，以及 (4) 发展并完善一个人已存在的善与善的心境。
正精进
好的
坏的
避免+克服
开发+维护

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RIGHT MINDFULNESS 正念
Right mindfulness is to be diligently aware, mindful,
and attentive with regard to (1) the activities of the
body (2) sensations or feelings (3) the activities or
states of the mind and (4) the Dhamma
正念是对 (1) 身体的活动 (2) 感觉或感觉 (3) 心的活动或状
态以及 (4) 佛法勤奋地觉知、正念和专注

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RIGHT CONCENTRATION 正定
This is concerned with Samatha or Tranquility Meditation to attain
the 4 Jhanas ( deep mental / meditative absorption states ) where
the 5 mental hindrances do not prevail. With this calm, clear and
highly concentrated mental state, insights can arise to see things
as they truly are – the arising of wisdom.
这与止禅或静心禅修有关，以达到 4 禅那（深层心理/冥想的吸收状态），
其中 5 种心理障碍不占优势。 有了这种平静、清晰和高度专注的心理状
态，洞察力可以升起，如实看待事物——智慧的升起。
Samatha
Meditation
止禅

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The End 结束
“May we practice well the
Noble Eightfold Path.
This we must do diligently
and with heart.”
“愿我们修好八正道。
我们必须用心去做这件事。”
The cause of suffering is Craving or Tanha in Pali.
SEEING this we need to rid of Craving to end misery.
痛苦的原因是巴利文的贪爱或贪爱。
看到这一点，我们需要摆脱渴望结束痛苦。