Language: EnglishPages: PrefaceThe essence of the Buddhas teaching can be summed up in two principle: the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The first covers the side of doctrine, and the primary response it elicits is understanding; the second covers the side of discipline, in the broadest sense of that word, and the primary response it calls for is practice/5(). The 4 Noble Truths give the Doctrine, the Noble Eightfold Path the Discipline to be followed. To realize one is to realize the other. Bhikku Bodhi also clarifies how the Noble Eightfold Path is related to the Three-fold training (in morality or sila, concentration or samadhi, and wisdom or panna)/5. The Way to the End of Suffering The search for a spiritual path is born out of suffering. It does not start with lights and ecstasy, but with the hard tacks of pain, disappointment, and confusion. However, for suffering to give birth to a genuine spiritual search, it must amount to more than something passively received from without.
The eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path are not steps to be followed in sequence, one after another. They can be more aptly described as components rather than as steps, comparable to the intertwining strands of a single cable that requires the contributions of all the strands for maximum strength. The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering by Bhikkhu Bodhi The Way to the End of Suffering Bhikkhu Bodhi using whatever means he can to acquire them. When such pursuits become widespread, the result is suffering, the tremendous suffering of individuals, social groups, and nations out to gain wealth, position, and power. Right Intention is the second factor in the Noble Eightfold Path, and can even be more important than sitting zazen for several hours a day. Right intention is the application of mind needed to live and respond to the true nature of reality, seen by deep contemplation and experiential wisdom.
The goal here is the end of suffering, and the path leading to it is the Noble Eightfold Path with its eight factors: right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. The Buddha calls this path the middle way (majjhima patipada). The 4 Noble Truths give the Doctrine, the Noble Eightfold Path the Discipline to be followed. To realize one is to realize the other. Bhikku Bodhi also clarifies how the Noble Eightfold Path is related to the Three-fold training (in morality or sila, concentration or samadhi, and wisdom or panna). Bhikkhu Bodhi. Buddhist Publication Society, Dec 1, - Religion - pages. 5 Reviews. The Buddha's teachings center around two basic principles. One is the Four Noble Truths, in which the.
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