Chapter 8 Buddhism

• Buddhism - is built upon the grand project of alleviating the entire human race from the clout of suffering.
• The four noble truth:

  1. Dukkha
  2. Samudaya
  3. Nirodha
  4. Magga
• Dukkha - life is about suffering
• Samudaya - the cause of human suffering
• Desire - the origin of human suffering
• Tanha - buddhis concept referring to desire or craving.
• Chanda - the desire for noble things such as wisdom, knowledge, or making others happy.
• Three negative qualities are borne of Tanha:

  1. Greed
  2. Ignorance
  3. Hatred
• Nirodha - the cessation or ending of suffering.
• The division of the eight-fold path:

  1. Wisdom
  2. Morality
  3. Concetration
• Magga - the path to the cessation of suffering
• Nirvana - the extinguishment of desire (negative)
• Nirvana - it is a state of being freed from the clout of negative disires.
• Samma-ditthi - right understanding is the first path to nirvana
• First two of the noble truths of Buddhism, that is, life is suffering, and it is caused by desire.
• Samma-sankappa (second path) - the realm of right intention includes a positive outlook in life.
• Samma-vaca - right speech. in it, Buddha tells adherents to speak only the truth. One has to make sure what he utters does not malign others.
• Samma- samadhi (right concentration being the 8th) - it is in this state of being alone with oneself that adherents find the moment to deepen his understanding of life as taught by Buddha.
• Samma-sati - right mindfulness
• Samma-kammanta - Right action
• Samma-vayama - right effort
• Samma-ajiva - right livelihood