Eight Fold Path Flashcards
Right veiw
Know the truth
Right mindfulness
Control your thoughts
Right intention
Free your mind of evil
Right speech
Say nothing that hurts others
Right Action
Work for the good of others
Right livelihood
Respect life
Right Effort
Resist evil
Right concentration
Practice meditation
The wisdom section
-Right View
-Right Intention
Combats root poison of ignorance and supports root good of wisdom
Connects to karma
The morality section
-Right Action
-Right Speech
-Right Livelihood
Combats root poison of hatred and promotes root good of kindness
The meditation section
-Right meditation
-Right concentration
-Right Effort
Combats all root poisons, promotes all root goods
5 precepts
(Connected to morality section)
-Not to destroy or harm life
-Not to take what is not given
-Not to use wrong speech
-Not to misuse the senses
-Not to cloud the mind with drugs or alcohol
