The document outlines Buddha's Eight-fold Path, which consists of eight factors or principles for spiritual development: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. Following these eight factors can help one achieve nirvana or the cessation of suffering. The four noble truths that Buddha preached are also mentioned: that suffering exists, there is a cause for suffering, suffering can be ended, and there is a path to end suffering.

1. Buddha's Eight-fold
Path
Presented by

2. –Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
“The man who has acquired intuitional
knowledge is called "Buddha" in sam'skrta.”

3. Aśtáunga Márga
• The eight-fold path

4. Sam'skrta language
• During Buddha's time the
people's language was
"Prakrta" - a daughter of
Sam'skrta
Years ago

5. Samyak Darshana
• To see with intuition
• Proper philosophy

6. Samyak Sam'kalpa
• Firm determination to one's
mission
• Mission -> to do something
worth doing
• "I must move."

7. Samyak Vak
• Vak -> expression of the motor
organs
• Proper use of all organs

8. Samyak Ájiiva
• Proper occupation
• Physical & psychic

9. Samyak Vyáyáma
• Proper exercise

10. Samyak Karmánta
• Proper finishing

11. Samyak Smrti
• Proper remembrance

12. Samyak Samádhi
• Proper attainment of samádhi
• Savikalpa
• Nirvikalpa

13. 4 Noble Truths
• 1) there is suffering
• 2) there is a cause of suffering
• 3) there is cessation of
suffering
• 4) there is a way to the
cessation off suffering

14. Summary
• Samyak
• Darshana
• Sam’kalpa
• Vak
• Ájiiva
• Vyáyáma
• Karmanta
• Smriti
• Samádhi

15. –Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
“The spiritual aspirant must move along these
eight-fold factors and should also remember to
remove the umbrella of ego from his or her
head and be drenched by His grace.”

16. End