Noble Eightfold Path

What is the N8FP?

A set of guidelines on how to develop karuna and metta and get ride of the Three Root Poisons. They are NOT RULES, just guidelines

What does the N8FP show Buddhists?

How to live according to the teachings of the Buddha. It’s the Middle Way between a life of self-denial and overindulgence

What are the three sections of the N8FP?

* wisdom


* morality


* meditation

What does the wisdom section include and what does it teach?

* right view
* right intention
* teaches the development of wisdom which comes from seeing things as they really are - impermanent

What does the morality section include and what does it teach?

* right conduct
* right speech
* right livelihood
* teaches that doing the right or wrong thing comes from what we say, how we act, live and what job we do - all these aspects are interconnected

What does the meditation section include and what does it teach?

* right effort
* right concentration
* right mindfulness
* teaches that the ability to control our mind is developed through right effort, mindfulness and concentration

What is the symbol of the N8FP and why?

A wheel with eight spokes - to show that the steps are designed to be taken together, you can’t just pick and choose which ones to do

What is ahimsa?

The principle of no harm - towards yourself, others, animals or the environment. This nurtures the positive qualities of loving kindness and compassion