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1 – The Three Trainings that are Essential to One’s Path to Liberation
MORALITY – THE FIRST AND LAST TRAINING… and embodies all steps in between. Training in...
2 – The Three Characteristics – Impermanence, Dissatisfactoriness, and No-self
The three characteristics of Impermanence, Dissatisfactoriness, and No-self are so central to the Buddha's teachings....
3 – DISSATISFACTORINESS
The next characteristic is Dissatisfactoriness, misery, or suffering. I will sometimes translate it as “suffering”...
4 – NO-SELF – A Deeper Look
NO-SELF The last and perhaps most misunderstood of the three characteristics is “no-self”. The original...
5 – THE FIVE SPIRITUAL FACULTIES
The five spiritual faculties are said to be like a cart with four wheels and...
6 – THE SEVEN FACTORS OF AWAKENING
The seven factors of awakening are: 1) mindfulness 2) investigation 3) energy 4) rapture 5)...
7 – The Scopes of the Three Trainings
The scopes of the three trainings of Impermanence, dissatisfaction, and Anatta – No self HAPPINESS...
8 – THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS there is: 1) Suffering or dis-satisfactoriness 2) The cause of suffering...
