The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 4
Right Action is the practice of abstaining from killing, stealing and adultery
Restrain from Drinking and Consuming Intoxicants
Intoxicants: In general this means allowing alcohol and drugs being absorbed into the body through drinking, inhaling, insertion, spraying, smoking, and injection
Abstaining from Unwholesomeness # 2
means: being ashamed of unwholesomeness. Even if others don’t see what we are doing, but we bear still witness to our own unwholesome deeds it will cause us to be discontent
Merits from offering food to the monks
Dhamma For People - Merits from offering food to the monks.
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 6
Practising the Middle Way is thus practicing the Noble Eightfold Path. If practiced properly, all eight components of the path will come together as a pure translucent sphere
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 5
What is the true meaning of ‘insight’ [vipassana] meditation? In fact insight is insightful vision or seeing things according to their true nature, seeing them thoroughly from every perspective.
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 3
The Lord Buddha compared craving to the resin of the persimmon tree or varnish which are some of the stickiest forms of sap
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 2
The Lord Buddha taught that the extent of craving in the minds of living beings is so great as to be beyond words
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering #1
After explaining the Noble Truth of Suffering, Lord Buddha continued with an explanation of the origin of suffering
The Noble Truth of Suffering : 4. Suffering as a result of Dying [marana dukkha]
All living beings have to undergo death before they are able to leave one existence for the next