What is an eightfold way?
The path of eight is a set of principles created by Sidhartha Gautam, founding father of Buddhism. Enlightenment can be achieved through an eight -fold path. It promotes a healthy mind and ethical compass as well as wisdom.
The first principle of an eight -time journey is a "right view". It teaches us that we have to see things as they are, not the way we want them to be. By understanding the nature of objects and secular thinking, we are better able to make the right decisions.
The second concept of an eight -time journey is the "correct intention". This concept deals with intellect and wisdom. By being unfavorable to violence or anger and avoiding physical and mental desire, the "right intention" is followed. When the right view and the right intention are combined, wisdom learning is achieved by eight times.
The third principle of an eight -time journey, "correct speech", deals with ethical behavior. The following real speech agrees that it will not lie, use harmful language to others and do not participate in the absurd conthe version. The right speech is important for moral discipline, because Sidhartha Gautama realized that the power words have over our lives and lives of others. Buddha basically said that unhealthy actions can lead to an unhealthy mind and vice versa. By not leaning life, it has not steamed and maintained healthy and pure sexual activity, one monitors the way of the right action.
"true living", the fifth principle, teaches us that we should create our lives peaceful, beneficial and legal. Buddha has provided four activities to prevent itself. One should not feed on the sale of weapons, living creatures, work such as a butcher or the operation of slaughterhouses or sellingpoison (alcohol, drugs, etc.)
In an eight -time journey, the intention is crucial. "Right effort" tells us we have to do things for the right reasons. Help someone because it's right is an example of the right effort while helping someone out of personal gainIt spoils selfishness and is therefore against an eightfold path.
By being aware of our impressions of thoughts and others, we follow "right mindfulness". Initial judgments and perceptions are part of being a man, but by being aware of things, we can ensure that our perception is fair. Buddha outlined four steps to achieve "proper mindfulness". We must be aware of our body, the effect of phenomena on our emotions, the effect on our state of mind, and the nature of the phenomena themselves.
The latest aspect of an eight -fold path, "real concentration", is a kind of culmination of the whole path. Only by maintaining a healthy concentration during our meditaturations we can actually ensure that our thoughts and actions themselves are healthy. By focusing on the object or concept at hand and dedicating it to the whole being, we can determine its true nature. The continuation of this practice during meditation will eventually become the second nature and subconscious.