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Buddhism
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Bodhi

• Enlightenment

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Dharma

• The Dharma means the sum total of Buddhist
  teachings about how to view the world and how to
  live properly.

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Sangha

• The Sangha is the community of monks and nuns.
  More generally, it is all people who are trying
  to follow the teachings of the Buddha.

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Anichcha

• Anichcha means impermanence and constant change.
  Nothing we experience in life ever remains the
  same.

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Anatta

• No self the doctrine that there is no soul or
  permanent essence in people or things.
• This could simply mean that our sense of being
  separate is false, not that there is not
  something.

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No Self

• Ultimately, the Buddha is asking us to question
  our normal assumptions and not take basic
  concepts for granted. What do we mean when we say
  myself? Do we mean our body? Our personality?
  What is our essence?

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Dukkha

• Dukkha is usually translated as suffering or
  sorrow, but it also means dissatisfaction or
  dis-ease. it refers to the fact that life, when
  lived conventionally, can never be fully
  satisfying because of its inescapable change.

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Samsara

• Samsara refers to the everyday world of change,
  rebirth, and suffering.

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The First Noble Truth

• The First Noble Truth To Live Is to Suffer.
  Although the message sounds dark, this truth
  urges us to be realistic, not depressed it is
  also hopeful in the sense that if we recognize
  why suffering come about then we can lessen it.

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The Second Noble Truth

• The Second Noble Truth Suffering Comes from
  Desire. The problem is that we become attached to
  things as they are and so we resist change. The
  Buddha says so often we are not satisfied with
  what we do have and that we want what we dont
  have.

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The Third Noble Truth

• The Third Noble TruthTo End Suffering, End
  Desire. The essence of this truth is this I
  cannot change the outside world, but I can change
  myself and the way I experience the world.

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The Fourth Noble Truth

• The Fourth Noble Truth Release from Suffering Is
  Possible and Can Be Attained by Following the
  Noble Eightfold Path. This is the way of life
  prescribed for Buddhists who want to enter
  nirvana.

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Nirvana

• The ultimate goal of Buddhism is nirvana. The
  term nirvana suggests many things end of
  suffering, inner peace, and liberation from the
  limitations of the world. To reach nirvana,
  Buddhism suggests the Noble Eightfold Path.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 1. Right Understanding I recognize the
  impermanence of life, the mechanism of desire,
  and the cause of suffering. The idea is to have
  as good a map of the journey and of reality as
  possible.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 2. Right Intention My thoughts and motives are
  pure, not tainted by my emotions and selfish
  desires.This can also be described as commitment
  to ethical and mental self-improvement.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 3. Right Speech I speak honestly and kindly, in
  positive ways, avoiding lies, exaggeration, harsh
  words. This is the first principle of ethical
  conduct in the eightfold path. To think carefully
  about what you are going to say in a mindfulness
  practice.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 4. Right Action My actions do not hurt any other
  being that can feel hurt, including animals I
  avoid stealing and sexual conduct that would
  bring hurt. Unwholesome actions lead to unsound
  states of mind, while wholesome actions lead to
  sound states of mind.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 5. Right Work My job does no harm to myself or
  others. Any occupation that would violate the
  principles of right speech and right action
  should be avoided. When you consider how much
  time we spend at work, it is good to have a job
  that facilitates spiritual practice.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 6. Right Effort With moderation, I consistently
  try to improve. Right effort also hold out the
  idea that we can use our energy properly or
  improperly. The goal is to not waste our precious
  energy, especially in negative emotions.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 7. Right Meditation I use the disciplines of
  meditation (dhyana) and focused awareness to
  contemplate the nature of reality more deeply.
  This includes the practice of mindfulness, that
  is, seeing things as they are, with clear
  awareness.

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The Noble Eightfold Path

• 8. Right Contemplation I cultivate states of
  blissful inner peace (samadhi). I do this by
  cultivating one-pointedness of mind, meaning a
  state where all mental faculties are united. I
  concentrate on wholesome thoughts and actions.
  Meditation is a key tool.

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Dhyana

• Dhyana means meditation. Often it refers to the
  focusing of the mind. Sometimes it refers to
  stages of trance. Ultimately it is about learning
  to experience choiceless awareness, simple
  attention, without judgment, to the present
  moment.

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Samadhi

• Samadhi is a state of deep awareness, the result
  of intensive meditation.

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Theravada

• The Theravada school takes its name from its goal
  of passing on the Buddhas teachings unchanged.
  Its name means the way of the elders.

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Arhat

• In Theravada, a person who has practiced monastic
  discipline and reached nirvana, the ideal.

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Sutra

• A sutra is a sacred text, especially one said to
  contain the words of the Buddha.

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Tripitaka

• Tripitaka refers to the three baskets, or
  collections, of Buddhist texts. These are the
  earliest of the Buddhas teachings.

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Stupa

• A stupa is a Buddhist shrine, usually in the
  shape of a dome, used to mark Buddhist relics or
  sacred sites.

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Mahayana

• Mahayana is the second great branch of Buddhism,
  a word that is usually translated as big
  vehicle. Mahayana emphasizes that nirvana is not
  only attainable by monks but is a possibility for
  everyone.

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Compassion

• In Mahayana, wisdom remained an important goal,
  but the pairing of wisdom and compassion was
  central to its teachings. Compassion became an
  essential virtue and the preeminent expression of
  wisdom.

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Bodhisattva

• A bodhisattva is an enlightenment being in
  Mahayana, a person of deep compassion, especially
  one who does not enter nirvana but is constantly
  reborn to help others a heavenly being of
  compassion.

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Shunyata

• Shunyata is the Mahayana notion of emptiness,
  meaning that the universe is empty of permanent
  reality. The notion of emptiness suggests that
  everything is related. Nothing is independent.
  There are no barriers between things.It also
  implies potentiality.

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Tathata

• Tathata means thatness, thusness, or
  suchness. Tathata represents a view of
  experience that says that reality is revealed in
  each moment, as we savor patterns, relationships,
  and change.

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Mandalas

• Mandalas are geometrical designs that present
  reality in symbolic form. They often represent
  totality, the self, or the universe. They are
  used for meditation as well as decorative art.

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Satori

• In Zen, satori is the enlightened awareness. It
  brings an awareness of the unity of oneself with
  the rest of the universe. This experience of
  ultimate unity brings new insights and emotions
  to the art of living less anxiety over attaining
  goals, less concern about death, and an
  appreciation for the preciousness of everyday
  life.

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Zazen

• The most fundamental Zen technique for reaching
  enlightenment is regular sitting meditation,
  called zazen. The mind becomes more peaceful, and
  ideally, with long practice, a state of simple
  awareness takes over as ones true nature is
  revealed.

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Koan

• A koan is a special kind of question used for
  attaining awareness. It is a question that cannot
  be answered logically. It frustrates the brain
  and facilitates an opening to pure awareness,
  bringing awakening.

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Vajrayana

• Vajrayana means the vehicle of the diamond or
  vehicle of the lightning bolt. Some consider
  this school to be a part of Mahayana Buddhism,
  but many consider it a third major a school of
  Buddhism. It is the Buddhism of Tibet and the
  Dalai Lama.

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Lama

• A lama is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher. It is a
  title of honor given to all Tibetan monks.