Frameworks & Concepts Flashcards
The 4 Noble Truths
Dukkha (Suffering):
All humans experience suffering
Samudaya (Origin):
Our experiences and choices lead us to suffering
Nirodha (Cessation):
It’s possible to end or lessen suffering
Marga (The Path):
The Noble Eightfold Path leads to happiness
The Noble Eightfold Path
- View
- Intention
- Speech
- Action
- Livelihood
- Effort
- Mindfulness
- Concentration
Right View: Develop clear awareness of what’s going on in and around us
Right Intention: Think and monitor ourselves with curiosity, kindness and compassion
Right Speech: Communicate through our words and mindfully listen
Right Action: Pro-social behaviour and actions
Right Livelihood: How we choose to live our lives, spend our time, and work in the world
Right Effort: Utilize our focus, attention and energy across our thoughts, communication, actions, and work
Right Mindfulness: Ability to live our lives in a mindful way
Right Concentration: Concentration from clarity and awareness that allows us to live in an insightful way
Emptiness and non-self
We can’t exist on our own. We’re connected to everything
The Four Brahmaviharas
(The Four Immeasurables)
- Loving Kindness
- Compassion
- Sympathetic Joy
- Equanimity
Viewed as the abode of True Love
Loving Kindness: Capacity to offer happiness to yourself and others
Compassion: Capacity to understand suffering in oneself and others
Sympathetic Joy: Capacity to offer joy
Equanimity: Capacity to accept the reality of many truths and develop an attitude of inner peace amidst inevitable changes
