4 noble truth. 8 fold path.

1. BUDDHISM PHILOSOPHY
By,
Raju Lama
Mttm, 3rd sem
17 sep, 2015

2. 4 NOBLE TRUTH
• There is suffering
• There are cause of suffering.
• There is cessation of suffering.
• There is way/path of cessation of suffering
CAUSES OF SUFFERING
birth, disease, death.
attachment, desire, wants, expectation.
Ego, jealousy, angry.
I, me, my.

3. 8 FOLD PATH (MIDDLE PATH)

4. PATH 1 : RIGHT VIEW (SAMYAG-DRSTI)
• to see and understand things as
they really are.
• know the truth.
• view -> thought ->action

5. PATH 2 : RIGHT INTENTION (SAMYAK-SANKALPA)
• a commitment to cultivate the right attitude.
• selfishness : resistance to the
pull of desire
• goodwill : resistance to feeling
of anger
• not to think or act cruelly,
violently or aggressively.

6. PATH 3 : RIGHT SPEECH (SAMYAG-VACA)
• words can
- break or save lives
- make enemies or friends
- start war or create peace
• Practice truth, speak friendly,
warmly and gently, talk only when
necessary

7. PATH 4 : RIGHT ACTION (SAMYAK-KARMANTA)
• respect all life, consider others and the
world we live in.
• PANCHASILA = not to steal, lie, kill, avoid
sexual misconduct, not to drug.

8. PATH 5 : RIGHT LIVELIHOOD (SAMYAG-AJIVA)
• work for good of others.
• avoid occupation/trade that cause suffering to
oneself & others.
• arms & lethal weapon, intoxicating chemical,
killing animal, human trade cheating.
• do home based or community service,
welfare of other.

9. PATH 6 : RIGHT EFFORT (SAMYAG-VYAYAMA)
• to overcome evil that has already arisen.
• to avoid evil that has not yet arisen.
• to develop good not yet arisen.
• to promote good that has already arisen.
• overcome evil that has already arisen.
• to avoid evil that has not yet arisen.
• to develop good not yet arisen.
• to promote good that has already arisen.

10. PATH 7 : RIGHT MINDFULNESS (SAMYAK-SMRTI)
• means control on activities of our body & mind.
• focus on what we do, what we speak, what are we going to do & speak.
• develop harmony and peace by cultivating alertness of mind.
• live in present not in past or future.
By meditation.

11. PATH 8 : RIGHT CONCENTRATION (SAMYAK-SAMADHI)
• concentrated mind have penetration power.
• Concentration is achieve through meditation.

12. CONCLUSION
GROUND->SEEDS-> CULTIVATE->THROW WEEDS
=BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, GREENERY.
MIND->THOUGHT->WISDOM->THROW NEGETIVITY
=LASTING HAPPINESS, SUCCESS.