Bodhi Tree
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS:
Duhkha - As long as life continues, there is suffering.
Samudaya - Suffering is caused by craving and desire.
Niroda - The cessation of suffering is possible by extinguishing desire.
Marga - The path to cessation is the Noble Eight-Fold Path.
THE NOBLE EIGHT-FOLD PATH:
Right views
Right aspirations
Right speech
Right conduct
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right contemplation
BUDDHIST CHAIN OF CAUSE AND EFFECT:
(Pratitya Samutpada)
Old age; caused by birth; caused by action; caused by desire*; caused by craving; caused by feeling and response; caused by contact; caused by senses; caused by name and form; caused by consciouness; caused by karmic predispositions; caused by ignorance*. *Within human control.
THE FIVE SKANDHAS:
(Why We Feel Human-"identified with form" as Tolle would say)
Our bodies and physical objects
Our feelings
Our ideas (perceptions) and how we understand and interpret feelings
Our judgements (formulated about mental formations/ideas)
Consciouness - Awareness of any/all of the above.
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