1. The Eightfold Path

2. The Eightfold Path 8 - Right Concentration 7- Right Mindfulness
6 - Right Effort
5 - Right Livelihood
4 – Right Action
3 – Right Speech
2 – Right Intention
1 – Right View

3. “The way to end suffering”
The Eight fold Path describes the way to end suffering. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions. And, it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things. Together with the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS it constitutes the gist of Buddhism and will lead one to NIRVANA.

4. 3 Categories of the Eight Steps
The EIGHT steps can be broken into THREE categories
Wisdom
Ethical Conduct
Mental Attitude

5. Wisdom 2 – Right Intention
Steps are the easiest and focus on practical issues and create
2 – Right Intention
1 – Right View

6. Ethical Conduct
Steps 3 – 5 require more effort and create ETHICAL CONDUCT
5 - Right Livelihood
4 – Right Action
3 – Right Speech

7. Mental Attitude
Steps 6 – 8 are the most difficult to achieve and create a MENTAL ATTITUDE
8 - Right Concentration
7- Right Mindfulness
6 - Right Effort

8. Wisdom Right View – Acknowledge the Four Noble Truths
Right Intention – Commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement

9. Ethical Conduct
Right Speech – Words can break or save lives, make enemies or friends, start war or create peace.
Right Action – Wholesome actions lead to a sound state of mind
Right Livelihood – One should earn a living in a righteous way and wealth should be earned legally and peacefully.

10. Mental Attitude
Right Effort – Mental energy is the force behind right effort.
Right Mindfulness – Is the controlled and perfected faculty of cognition. It is the ability to see things as they are, with clear consciousness.
Right Concentration – Refers to the development of mental force that occurs in natural consciousness, although at a rather low level of concentration. The Buddhist method of choice to develop right concentration is through the practice of meditation. The meditating mind focuses on a selected object. It first directs itself onto it, then sustains concentration, and finally intensifies concentration step by step. Through this practice it becomes natural to apply the elevated levels of concentration in everyday life.