The Noble 8-Fold Path

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The Noble-Eightfold Path

The Way To Nibbana / Enlightenment

The Way To End All Suffering

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I WISDOM1 Right View2 Right Thought

II MORALITY3 Right Speech4 Right Action5 Right Livelihood

III CONCENTRATION 6 Right Effort 7 Right Mindfulness 8 Right Concentration

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1 RIGHT VIEW – Samma Ditthi

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1 RIGHT VIEW

To Understand Suffering

To Understand The Cause Of Suffering

To Understand The Cessation Of Suffering

To Understand The Path Leading To The

Cessation Of Suffering

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2 RIGHT THOUGHT

Thoughts Free From Sensuous Desires

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2 RIGHT THOUGHT

Thoughts Free From Anger, Ill-Will and Hatred

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2 RIGHT THOUGHT

Thoughts Free From Cruelty

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3 RIGHT SPEECH

Speech Free From Lying

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3 RIGHT SPEECHSpeech Free From

Tale-Bearing Or Slander

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3 RIGHT SPEECH

Speech Free From Harshness

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3 RIGHT SPEECH

Speech Free From Idle Gossip and Frivolity

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4 RIGHT ACTION

Action Free From Harming Or Destroying Life

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4 RIGHT ACTION

Action Free From Stealing Or Taking What Is Not Yours

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4 RIGHT ACTION

Action Free From Sexual Misconduct

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5 RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

Action Free From Trading In Arms and Weapons

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5 RIGHT LIVELIHOODAction Free From

Trading In Living Beings

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5 RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

Action Free From Trading In Meat

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5 RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

Action Free From Trading Intoxicants

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5 RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

Action Free From Trading In Poisons And

Harmful Chemicals

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6 RIGHT EFFORT

Effort to discard evil that has already arisen

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6 RIGHT EFFORTEffort to prevent the arising

of unarisen evil

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6 RIGHT EFFORT

Effort to develop unarisen good

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6 RIGHT EFFORT

Effort to promote the good which has already arisen

Love Charity Compassion RenunciationEquanimity Service Patience

Kindness Generosity Mudita Metta

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7 RIGHT MINDFULNESS

Constant mindfulness with regard to the body

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7 RIGHT MINDFULNESS

Constant mindfulness with regard to the feelings

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7 RIGHT MINDFULNESSConstant mindfulness

with regard to mind and thoughts

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7 RIGHT MINDFULNESS

Constant mindfulnesswith regard to the Dhamma

5 Aggregates 4 Noble Truths 5 Hindrances 7

Factors of Enlightenment

8 Fold Path 6 Sense Bases

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8 RIGHT CONCENTRATION

Developing one-pointednessof the mind

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8 RIGHT CONCENTRATION

Developing the statesof Jhanas in the mind

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The End May we all ardently walk the Noble 8-Fold Way

to attain Perfect Peace in Nirvana’s Endless Day.

With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin