The Noble Eightfold Path
| 1. Right View | Wisdom | |
| 2. Right Intention | ||
| 3. Right Speech | Ethical Conduct | |
| 4. Right Action | ||
| 5. Right Livelihood | ||
| 6. Right Effort | Mental Development | |
| 7. Right Mindfulness | ||
| 8. Right Concentration |
The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things.
Together with the Four Noble Truths it constitutes the gist of Buddhism.
Great emphasis is put on the practical aspect, because it is only through practice that one can attain a higher level of existence and finally reach Nirvana.
The eight aspects of the path are not to be understood as a sequence of single steps, instead they are highly interdependent principles that have to be seen in relationship with each other.
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GM teaches us the same as Sakyamuni Buddha, to see the good and not the Evil of all matters.
Jumping to conclusion and persisting in Self View and acting out accordingly to force One's view on to others and correspondingly roused a Mob to support One's view to cause Disharmony all around is Creating Suffering.
The Mob's members in this instance just show no wisdom at all but follow the Leader blindly, seeing only his/her view as the Absolute True One.
From the recent bombardment, a Sentencing is already carried out by the Leader of the Mob. Therefore to please the Leader, the members just hit out viciously without further thought.
To them, following the Leader is the way to go.
When one reads the paragraphs written by the Mob, one can't help wondering how very simple it is for them to be roused to "War Status". Hahaha!
Cultivation is a simple term. Carrying it out as GM teaches is a completely different matter.
Many do not have the Right View to start with.
As GM shared with us in his book SWORD OF THE YOGI, even those leading cultivation in various chapters are going to the 3 Lower Realms as per White Tara.
Taking refuge for a REASON?
Most think of attaining Power! Won't go into Power again here.
A large number goes for "Get Rich Quick" as promised by chapters' representatives.
Some think that as long as they donate lots of money they don't need to attend regular cultivation.
Do you know that only through Cultivation you can Dictate your own Live/Death?
Donating funds and doing charity, you accumulate merits of auspiciousness that are to be use in the sentient realms only.
May I humbly suggest that each one of us, begin to understand the Noble 8 Fold Path and from now on, follow them to Enlightenment?
Amituofo / Lotuschef / Pure Karma / True Buddha School
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