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The Timeless
Truth (Part 2) –
Noble
Eightfold Path
The Fourth Noble Truth:
The Path Leading to the End of Dukkha
The Fourth Noble Truth is
also known as the Noble
Eightfold Path or the Middle
Path.
It avoids the extreme of
sensual pleasure and self-
mortification, eternalism and
It is a planned course of
nilism, optimism and
inward culture and
pessimism.
progress and is not
practised out of any fear of
the supernatural. It is
practised when one is
convinced of the intrinsic
Noble Eightfold Path
Wisdo
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Panna Right Understanding
(wisdom) Right Thought
Right Effort
Concentrati
Samadhi Right Mindfulness
(concentration) Right Concentration
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Right Speech
Sila Right Action
(morality) Moralit
Right Livelihood y
SILA (Morality)
The first group of the Noble Eightfold Path
deals with morality.
Compassion Wisdom
Love, charity, Ability to penetrate
kindness, tolerance into the real nature of
and such noble things and understand
qualities of the heart. things without being clouded
with delusion.
SILA (Morality)
Right Speech (Samma
Vaca) Perfect Speech or Right Speech is one
that is truthful, affectionate, helpful,
and which promotes concord,
harmony, and unity.
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The gift of Dhamma excels all gifts
the taste of Dhamma excels all taste,
the delight in dhamma excels all delights,
The Craving-Freed vanquishes all suffering.
- Dhammapada verse 354
End of Lesson 7