letters for the evanescents

Outline on Buddhism

    The Four Noble Truths
        The existence of suffering
        The origin of suffering
        The cessation of suffering
        The path for the cessation of suffering
            See "The Noble Eightfold Path"
    The Noble Eightfold Path
        Right Speech
        Right Action
        Right Effort
        Right Concentration
        Right Mindfulness
        Right View
        Right Intention
        Right Livelihood
    The Three Poisons and Virtues
        The Three Poisons
            Greed/Lust
            Hatred/Anger
            Delusion/Ignorance
        The Three Virtues
            Generosity
            Lovingkindness
            Wisdom
    The Five Precepts
        To live an ethical life, refrain from
            Killing
            Stealing
            Sexual Misconduct
            False, harsh, and idle speech
            Intoxicants that cloud the mind
    The Five Rememberances
        I am subject to aging
        I am subject to ill health
        I am going to die
        Everyone and everything that I love will change
        My only true possessions are my actions
    The Three Kinds of Suffering
        The Suffering of Pain
        The Suffering of Change
        The Suffering of Conditionality
    The Three Marks of Existence
        Impermanence
        Suffering
        Not-Self
    The Five Hinderances
        Desire, Clinging, Craving
        Aversion, anger, hatred
        Sleepiness, sloth
        Restlessness
        Doubt
    The Four Metta Phrases
        May I be safe
        May I be happy
        May I be healthy
        May I love with ease
    The Six Stage of Metta
        Yourself
        A good friend
        A neutral person
        A difficult person
        All four
        The entire universage
    The Four Brahma-Viharas
        The Mindstate of Enlightenment
            Lovingkindness
            Compassion
            Joy
            Equanimity
    The Eight Vicissitudes
        We all experience these no matter our intentions or actions
            Pleasure and Pain
            Gain and Loss
            Praise and Blame
            Fame and Disrepute

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