Articles related to "Eightfold Path"



A Basis for a Buddhist Ethic
This article looks at the basis for Buddhist ethics found in the desire to end the suffering experienced by all sentient beings.
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Yoga's Yamas and Niyamas
Road Map to Enlightenment: unraveling the Sanskrit behind the first two branches of Patanjali's Eightfold path from the Yoga Sutras.
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Ask: Is it True? Kind? Necessary?
Speaking mindfully is as simple as cultivating the habit of first asking "Is it true? Is it kind? Is it Necessary?". How Yoga's Yamas and Niyamas support this philosophy.
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Niyamas: Yoga's Thou-Shalts
The second half of the "Ten Commandments" of Yoga, the Niyamas are the internal concerns: cleanliness, diligence, devotion to the divine, self-study and contentedness.
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Practical Yoga On & Off the Mat
Do you wish you could take that island of calm with you after your yoga practice? Looking for a way to make those esoteric lessons make sense in a practical way?
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Yamas: Yoga's Thou-Shalt-Nots
The first half of the "Ten Commandments" of Yoga, the Yamas are a series of five things that each yogi must strive to abstain from. Harming, lying, stealing and ...sex?!
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Basic Concepts of Buddhism
The Buddha's four realisations led to the formulation of an eightfold path, a 'middle way' that leads from suffering and rebirth to nirvana.
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The Four Noble Truths
By following Buddha Shakyamuni's four steps, it is possible to identify what causes us to suffer and train our minds to bring our suffering to an end
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