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    There are many teachings within Buddhism that make it a unique practice and religion; however, in my opinion the core of Buddhism is that to be released from all desire, and therefore from all suffering is attainable by following the ‘Noble Eightfold Path’. Desires lead one to all the suffering in this world. Constantly seeking something – be that physical, mental, or emotional – will cause one to consistently be disappointed, leading to nothing but pain. Not attaining one’s desires, forces people

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    The core principals of Buddhism can be found in The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths are the truths about life. The first one is that in order to live, you’re going to suffer. Mind and body can inevitably become sick and lead to stress in life. Second noble truth is that suffering stems from a cause; desire. They go hand in hand in an inverse relationship. If someone desires to be private, they’re constantly going to be worried about when they’re not alone. This

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    Mindfulness origin starts in Buddhism, according to, Bodhi, 1984, p. 1, (Gilbert, B. D., 2011) it focusses on two main points that include “The Fourth Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path.” The four noble truths include “noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of the origin of suffering, noble truth of extinction of suffering, and the noble truth of the path that leads to the extinction of suffering stated by Jotika & Dhamminda (1986) and Nyantiloka (2001), (Gilbert, B.D., 2011). Though being mindfulness

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    rational religion based on peace, self-understanding and the ultimate goal of nirvana. Buddhist followers live their life with three main goals; morality, meditation and enlightenment. Ultimately the core teachings of Buddhism are The Noble Eightfold Path and The Four Noble Truths. It is their lives journey to understand, live kindly and find their inner-peace. In a world so full of hate, misunderstanding, war, segregation and close mindedness; it is unimaginable to not find such a peaceful and understanding

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    meditating as a way to reflect on the consciousness of being in order to reach their nirvana. Buddhism was founded by Gautama Buddha. The religious philosophy of the religion is found in the teachings of Buddha which are based on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. The

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    The Four Noble Truths are Buddha’s reflections about life and they define what is suffering (dukkha) and how to overcome suffering. The first noble truth is that no living being can escape suffering (Eastern Traditions, p.200). This suffering can be emotional or physical. Buddha wants to emphasize that life does not always meet our expectations and this will lead to suffering. People will still be suffering even if there is not an external source, like a disease, because they will feel unfulfilled

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    1. The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truth are basically the Ten Commandments. Ideas and thoughts of not lying comes from Revelations 21:8 “All liars go to hell.” Noble Eightfold Path says no lusting, not stealing, not bring harm to another are all identifications the Western bible gives us. Also Westerns know about suffering, we know that Christ let’s suffering happen to us because, in our eyes God is in control and God can work it out. 2. Students received rejection because they

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    home and started teaching those around him compassion for suffering. His most important teachings were the 4 Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. The First Noble Truth, is suffering. Many people translate it as “life is suffering,” but the Pali word for suffering, dukkah, just refers to anything that is temporary or will end. This starts the Buddhist idea on impermanence. The Second Noble Truth is Arising of Suffering. This teaches that the cause of suffering is desire. The Third Truth is Cessation

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    to the next. I have observed that what seems to differ most between ethics in religion is simply the approach to such. Personally, I noticed both significant distinctions and similarities between the Ten Commandments in Christianity and the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical laws for life that were given by God to to Moses to give to the people of Israel. They are widely understood as moral imperatives by Christians. The Ten Commandments are as follows: “I

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    Some roads may overlap but the pathways are different. The Noble Eightfold Pathway of Buddhism is described by Elizabeth West as steps to happiness. These buddhist steps consist of a balanced view, a right intention, a right speech, a right action, a right livelihood, a right effort, a right mindfulness, and a right samadhi. Buddhist uses these steps as a way to end unsatisfactoriness. By following the path lead by the Noble Eightfold Path, this does not promise you success, by leads you in the direction

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