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| is comprised of subtle energies that serve as vehicles for consciousness. They form a network of 72,000 channels throughout the body, the most important being the central channel which runs from genitals to crown of head to space between eyes. |
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| The historical Buddha and what we know of him |
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He left no writings.
We don't know what language he spoke.
Lived some time between 663-563 BCE.
Born "Siddhartha" - he who achieves his aim; his clan name was "Guatama"
His teachings written down some 400 yrs after his death.
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| The Story of the Buddha's life |
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1. The Truth of Suffering: suffering of the mind, body, suffering of pleasure; suffering of conditioning: suffering due to the condition of impermanence - all being are so conditioned by their pasts as to be susceptible to suffering in the next moment.
2. Truth of Origin (interdependent origination) - a series of causes are traced back to their root.The immediate cause of suffering is karma. Law of karma has prompted some to label buddhism fatalistic.
3. Truth about the cessation of suffering, a.k.a. nirvana or "blowing out" - nirvana not a place, but an absence of suffering in present and future.
4. The path (to nirvana) - the 3 trainings, the 8-fold path, the 3 wisdoms
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| Truth of interdependent origination (karma) |
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| Truth of cessation of suffering |
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1. Study
2. Meditation
3. Serene meditation on the absence of self that produces insight (vipasyana) - at this level, the seeds of suffering are destroyed. |
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The path consists of correct: action, speech, livelihood, view, mindfulness, meditation, intention, effort
These also fit neatly into the 3 trainings:
Correct action, speech & livelihood fit under ethics; correct effort, mindfulness & meditation fit under meditation training; correct view and intention fall under training in wisdom |
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