https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk This is the fourth of the Four Noble Truths - the first of the Buddha's teachings. All the teachings flow from this foundation. en-us 2016-08-30 12:11:16 UTC 2025-10-25 04:25:12 UTC hello@padlet.com iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120525970 Samma-Ditthi, whic is translated as Right View, occurs at the very beginning of the Noble Eightfold Path, thus, the importance of its cultivation for the realisation of the path and its fruits.


]]> 2016-08-30 12:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120525970 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120528720 The second factor of the path is right intention. "Sankappa" means purpose, intention, resolve, aspiration, motivation. This factor of right intention follows as the natural consequence of right view. ]]> 2016-08-30 12:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120528720 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120530181 Perfected or whole Speech. Also called right speech. Clear, truthful, uplifting and non-harmful communication.]]> 2016-08-30 12:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120530181 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120530550 This factor is concerned with bodily action and has three aspects.
(a)   Abstinence from destruction of life, that is, abstaining from killing of other living beings, which includes animals and all other sentient beings, to abstain from hunting, fishing etc.
(b)   Abstinence from taking what is not given, that is, from stealing, cheating, exploiting others, gaining wealth by dishonest and illegal ways etc.
(c)   Abstinence from sexual misconduct, that is from illicit types of sexual relations such as adultery, seduction, rape, etc. and for those who are ordained as monks, the observance of celibacy.]]> 2016-08-30 12:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120530550 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120532565 With respect to Right Livelihood, the Buddha said that there is nothing wrong with making money and looking after one’s family, but we must know how to make a living in a way that does not cause harm to others or ourselves. ]]> 2016-08-30 12:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120532565 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120533243 This present phase of practice, which advances from moral restraint to direct mental training, comprises the three factors of right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. It gains its name from the goal to which it aspires, the power of sustained concentration, itself required as the support for insight-wisdom.]]> 2016-08-30 12:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120533243 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120533518 What brings the field of experience into focus and makes it accessible to insight is a mental faculty called in Pali sati, usually translated as "mindfulness." Mindfulness is presence of mind, attentiveness or awareness. Yet the kind of awareness involved in mindfulness differs profoundly from the kind of awareness at work in our usual mode of consciousness.]]> 2016-08-30 12:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120533518 iskwatxlobut https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120534014 The eighth factor of the path is right concentration, in Pali samma samadhi. Concentration represents an intensification of a mental factor present in every state of consciousness. This factor, one-pointedness of mind (citt'ekaggata), has the function of unifying the other mental factors in the task of cognition. It is the factor responsible for the individuating aspect of consciousness, ensuring that every citta or act of mind remains centred on its object. ]]> 2016-08-30 12:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/iskwatxlobut/su8w30ti3xyk/wish/120534014