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The Noble Eightfold Path (Sanskrit: आर्याष्टाङ्गमार्ग, romanized: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) or Eight Right Paths (Sanskrit: अष्टसम्यङ्मार्ग, romanized: aṣṭasamyaṅmārga) is an early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth, in the form of nirvana.

The Eightfold Path consists of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi ('meditative absorption or union'; alternatively, equanimous meditative awareness).

In early Buddhism, these practices started with understanding that the body-mind works in a corrupted way (right view), followed by entering the Buddhist path of self-observance, self-restraint, and cultivating kindness and compassion; and culminating in dhyana or samadhi, which reinforces these practices for the development of the body-mind. In later Buddhism, insight (prajñā) became the central soteriological instrument, leading to a different concept and structure of the path, in which the "goal" of the Buddhist path came to be specified as ending ignorance and rebirth.

The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the principal summaries of the Buddhist teachings, taught to lead to Arhatship. In the Theravada tradition, this path is also summarized as sila (morality), samadhi (meditation) and prajna (insight). In Mahayana Buddhism, this path is contrasted with the Bodhisattva path, which is believed to go beyond Arhatship to full Buddhahood.

In Buddhist symbolism, the Noble Eightfold Path is often represented by means of the dharma wheel (dharmachakra), in which its eight spokes represent the eight elements of the path.

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Courage

Doubt, Right Effort, Commitment, Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Subject-and-Object,...
Aug 29 2020

Effortless Effort

Serial: BZ-02724

 IPHONE recording

 

Posture, Continuous Practice, Right Effort, Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Karma,...
Jan 11 2020

Right Effort Joyful Effort Effortless Effort

Right Effort, Cultivation, Enthusiasm, Vow, Commitment, Enemies, Hindrances,...
Dec 07 2019

Joyful Effort

Right Effort, Conversation, Gaining Mind, Enemies, Karma, Sanctuary, Enthusiasm,...
Oct 19 2019

Magnanimous View

Gaining Mind, Big Mind, Right Effort, Mindfulness, Instruction, Impermanence,...
Sep 15 2018

The Therigata

Right Speech, Right Effort, Ordination, Humility, Mahayana, Discrimination,...
Mar 03 2018

Giving Back Whats Not Yours

Serial: BZ-02588

Day 7

 

Happiness, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Right Effort, Composure, Ego, Big...
Dec 09 2017

Eight Aspects of Enlightened Activity

Eight Aspects, Discrimination, Right Speech, Concentration, Separation, Daily Life,...
Jan 07 2017

Effort: The Book of Serenity and Not Forcing Things

Book of Serenity, Right Effort, American, Gaining Mind, Duality, Posture, Harmonizing...
Jul 09 2016

Universal Spiritual Friendship and Practice of Bravery

Gratitude, Non-violence, Buddha Nature, Peace, Right Effort, Forgiveness, Diversity,...
Jul 02 2016

More About Difficulty

Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, Four Noble Truths, Separation, Right Speech,...
May 28 2016

Zazen and Six Qualitative Factors

Gaining Mind, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Duality, Precepts, Right Effort,...
Mar 19 2016

Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana

Nirvana, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Happiness, Right Effort, Precepts, Lay,...
Feb 13 2016

The Middle Way

Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Posture, Culture, Liberation, Lay,...
Feb 08 2014

Do What You Love To Be Happy

Right Effort, Oneness, Forgiveness, Dharma Transmission, confusion, Mindfulness,...
Jan 11 2014

Sick Day

Bodhisattva Precepts, Right Effort, Evil, Liberation, Conversation, Precepts,...
Jan 26 2013

Wu Wei - Effortless Effort

Right Effort, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Non-discrimination, Harmonizing, Daily...
Sep 08 2012

Sitting With The Busy Mind

Concentration, Right Effort, Composure, Posture, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Gratitude...
Dec 06 2011

Things I Have Faith In

Right Effort, Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, New Year, Big Mind, Samadhi, Silence, Evil...
Aug 21 2010

Practice Not Practicing

Right Effort, Evil, Anger, Cultivation, confusion, Precepts, Instruction, Doubt,...
Feb 06 2010

Right Speech

Conversation, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Passions, Evil,...
Jul 11 2009

Perfect Effort, Blind Faith

Serial: BZ-02039

Shuso talk

Right Effort, Practice Period, Conversation, Ordinary Mind, Offering, Instruction,...
Jun 06 2009

Traditional Zen Spirit: Zen Mind Beginner's Mind

Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Right Effort, Monkey Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature,...
Nov 01 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Traditional Zen Spirit

Right Effort, Monkey Mind, Posture, Buddha Nature, Karma, Practice Period, Teacher-...
Nov 01 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Mind Beginner's Mind,: Right Effort; Serial No. 01069

Serial: BZ-01069

Sesshin

Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Right Effort, Right Effort, Gaining Mind, Ego,...
Oct 19 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Embodying the Paramitas

Serial: BZ-01006

Saturday Lecture

Right Effort, Concentration, Patience, Anger, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Precepts,...
Oct 27 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Reading from “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”: Control

Serial: BZ-00984

Saturday Lecture

Composure, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Impermanence, Mundane Life,...
Jul 07 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths

Serial: BZ-01402B

Rohatsu Day 2

Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Teacher-and-Student, Mindfulness, Right Effort,...
Nov 28 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Effort

Serial: BZ-01177

Saturday Lecture

Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Ego, Mindfulness, Beginners, Instruction, Chanting,...
Aug 05 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

The Paramitas: Meditation

Serial: BZ-01169A

Sesshin Day 3

Samadhi, Composure, Renunciation, Right Effort, Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Peace,...
Jun 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Right Speech

Serial: BZ-01219

Saturday Lecture

Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Commitment, Liberation, Happiness,...
Feb 25 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

On Embracing “Total Dynamic Working”

Serial: BZ-01337B

One day sitting lecture

Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Peace, Practice Period, Offering, Buddha Nature, Zoom...
Jul 17 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

The Steps of the Buddha Way: Kid Zendo

Serial: BZ-01336

Lecture

Concentration, Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Hindrances, Right...
Jul 16 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Big Mind

Serial: BZ-00571

Sesshin Day 2

Buddha Mind, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Concentration, Right Effort, Don't Know Mind...
Feb 21 2005
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

Introduction to Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths

Serial: BZ-00567

Class 2 of 4

Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Birth-and-Death,...
Jan 31 2005
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen’s Eihei Shingi: Pure Standards for the Zen Community

Serial: BZ-00581

Class 4 of 5

Instruction, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Offering, Lay, Posture, Right Effort,...
Feb 29 2004
4
Chapel Hill Zen Center

Trip to Japan: Sotoshu Formal Initiation

Serial: BZ-01378

Saturday Lecture

Soto Zen, Priest-and-Lay, Right Effort, New Year, American, Peace, Priest, Lay...
Jan 03 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Sarvodaya Movement

Serial: BZ-01352A

Saturday Lecture

Peace, Right Effort, Don't Know Mind, War, Happiness, Daily Life, Religion,...
Aug 02 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Basic Buddhism: Four Noble Truths

Serial: BZ-00491

Class 4 of 4

Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, causation, Right Effort, Bell, Emotions, Passions...
Mar 13 2003
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00181A

Sesshin Day 1

Nirvana, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Precepts, Liberation, Happiness,...
Feb 15 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths/ Kids’ Lecture: “Mean Soup”

Serial: BZ-00170B

Lecture

Greed, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Right Speech, Anger, Dragons, Samadhi,...
Nov 02 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

15 Sutras from the Old Way: Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dharma: The Four Noble Truths

Serial: BZ-00454

Class 1 of 5

Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Peace, Mahayana, Birth-...
Sep 12 2002
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths: Eightfold Path

Serial: BZ-00444

Class 4 of 4

Right Speech, Right Effort, Happiness, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness...
Apr 04 2002
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen

Serial: BZ-00064A

Rohatsu Day 3

Zazen, Concentration, Posture, Right Effort, Mindfulness, Samadhi, Enemies,...
Dec 04 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Mind Mechanics: Concentration and Distraction

Serial: BZ-00089A

Sesshin Day 2

Concentration, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Zazen Mind, Right Effort, Bodhisattva...
Sep 02 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths and Prison Food

Right Effort, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Concentration, Mindfulness,...
Jun 02 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths Class

Serial: BZ-00855

Class 5 of 5

Right Effort, Right Speech, Concentration, Silence, Four Noble Truths, Enemies,...
May 11 2000
5
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths Class

Serial: BZ-00856

Class 4 of 5

Right Speech, Right Effort, Four Noble Truths, Renunciation, Non-violence,...
May 04 2000
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths Class

Serial: BZ-00915

Class 1 of 5

Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Liberation, Separation, Impermanence, Peace, Right...
Apr 13 2000
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen’s Guidelines for Studying the Way

Serial: BZ-00839

Class 2 of 4

Buddha Nature, Separation, Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Duality, Instruction, Don...
Nov 05 1998
2
Berkeley Zen Center

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