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each part of the Noble eightfold path falls within one of these three elements.
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Now we're going to go into greater detail of the threefold way,
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and the Noble eightfold path.
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Under the threefold way we have ethics, meditation and wisdom.
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Falling under ethics are three steps from the noble eightfold path.
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These three steps are right conduct or right action,
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which is about right mortality and refers to the five precepts
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to work to live harmoniously and compassionately
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example. Abstaining from killing, stealing, etcetera,
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Next is right speech which recognizes the implications of speaking truthfully
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and not gossiping,
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condemning and abstaining from lying.
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The final is right livelihood,
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which involves making a living in a way
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that avoids dishonesty or causing suffering to others.
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The second under the threefold way is meditation,
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which also has three steps of the Noble eightfold path falling under it,
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the first being right mindfulness,
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which involves being away of your emotions and consciousness
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to overcome hatred and ignorance.
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The next is right effort which recognizes that actions are shaped by habits,
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so habits of compassion and love create different actions,
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the habits of anger and self centeredness.
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So one must nurture positive emotions and thoughts as the content of one's mind.
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The next is right concentration
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developing the distracted mind and heart to focus and
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meditate to achieve a higher state of consciousness.
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The final under the threefold way is wisdom which has
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two steps from the Noble eightfold path falling under it.
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These two steps, a right view
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which is having a thorough understanding of
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the four noble truths and finally right thought
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which speaks the nurturing of good thoughts
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and freeing oneself from attachment and ignorance.
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The core teachings of buddha, which are central to buddhist faith.
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Of the four Noble Truths.
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The Noble Eightfold path
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and the three characteristics of existence
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we have touched on the first two,
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and we will now probe the third, also known as the three universal truths.
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Buddha believed that everything outside of Nirvana
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had the three characteristics of existence,
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Annika, DACA and amateur.
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Annika impermanence represents that everything on earth changes constantly.
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Plants grow, cars, break down bodies, age.
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These are all part of the constant flux of this world, known as impermanence.
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It is in accepting that change happens all the time, that we don't have control over.
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It inspires that nothing is forever and every moment as it occurs ought to be enjoyed
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and appreciated.
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Dr
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dissatisfaction
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means that all living things experience suffering.
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A child falls and scrapes his knee a tree, loses its branch in a storm.
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People fall ill.
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This speaks to buddha's recognition
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that happiness is not continuous and that if we accept that life is not perfect,
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we can become more content.
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Anata
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no self represents buddhist teachings that people have no soul
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because nothing in life is permanent and everything changes.
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It is only in accepting that we are changing beings,
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that we can come closer to enlightenment.
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Buddha taught five moral precepts for laypeople to develop what is good
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to purify the mind
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and to maintain moral behavior
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by following these rules,
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it is believed that unnecessary suffering can be avoided.
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The five moral precepts are
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abstain from killing or harming living beings. Abstain from ceiling.
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Abstain from improper sexual conduct.
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Abstain from full speech example, telling lies,
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setting people against each other and gossiping.
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Abstain from taking alcohol and harmful drugs.
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This is considered the most important precept to
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follow as it is believed that whoever uses
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intoxicating substances risks taking one's mind to a
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place that is incompatible with buddha's teachings.
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Those that are devotees, such as monks or nuns,
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Follow additional precepts which may be as many as 200.
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Like many other religions, buddhism has traditions and beliefs.
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one important belief is referred to as reincarnation
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that people are reborn after dying.
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People can go through various cycles of birth, living
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death and then rebirth.
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Buddhists do not recognize a supreme god or deity,
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but instead
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focus on achieving enlightenment. A state of everlasting peace known as nirvana
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buddhist meditate as it helps them to awaken the truth. The path.
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Enlightenment is morality, meditation and wisdom.
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Buddhists are able
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to worship at temples as well as in their own homes.
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Buddhism encourages a balance avoiding self indulgence, but also self denial