Spirituality Flashcards
What are the 4 noble truths?
- Suffering exists (Dukkha)
- The causes of suffering
- There’s an end to suffering
- Path to the end (Eightfold Path)
What is the Eightfold Path?
- Right Understanding
- Right Thought
- Right Speech
- Right Action
- Right Livelihood
- Right Effort
- Right Mindfulness
- Right Concentration
What are the 5 Precepts?
- Avoid harming living beings
- Avoid taking what is not given
- Avoid harmful sexual activity
- Avoid saying what is not true
- Avoid clouding your mind with alcohol or drugs
What’s the Buddha’s real name?
Siddhartha Gautama
Where and what year was The Buddha born?
The Buddha was born in 563 BC into royalty in Lumbini, which is today located in Nepal. Back then it was a part of the Indian Empire.
What is The Middle Way?
It’s the practice of avoiding the extremes of self-gratification or self-mortification to move forward under balance.
What are the 7 benefits of gratitude?
- Increases happiness
- Reduces negative emotions
- Improves sleep
- Strengthens positive emotions
- Improves personality
- Improves self esteem
- Improves relationships
How do you start a practice of gratitude?
Practice by thinking of things you’re grateful for at the start of every day. Think of things you’re grateful for throughout the day, and always see the glass half full during the majority of your life.
What are the 4 major types of Buddhism?
- Theravada Buddhism
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Vajrayana Buddhism
- Zen Buddhism
