1. Buddhism The Means The Noble Eightfold Path

2. Recap The Means The Three Jewels o The Buddha o The Dhamma o The Sangha

3. Objective: To learn what the Eightfold path is

4. Buddhism The Human Condition – o The 3 Marks of Existence o The 1 st Noble Truth (Life is Dukkha) o The 2 nd Noble Truth (Dukkha is caused by Tanha) The Goals - o Karma o The 3 rd Noble Truth (You can stop Dukkha by stoping Tanha) o Nibbana The Means – o The Three Jewels o The Noble Eightfold Path / The 4 th Noble Truth

5. The Noble Eightfold Path describes a way of escaping the suffering expressed by the first 3 Noble Truths. It’s a practical set of instructions about how to deal with Tanha. They are supposed to cover all problems and possibilities in life.

6. Extreme Moderation The basic idea of the Eightfold Path is to avoid extremes. It’s called ‘the middle way’ and means you should avoid having too much or too little of anything – instead you should have everything in moderation. Too Little Too Much Just Right Take money for example. Too little makes life very hard, but too much brings problems. Maybe you spend all your time worrying about your money, or you might not know if you’re friends really like you for you.

7. You will now be given a set of different possible Noble Truths. You have to decide which eight are the real ones.

8. Right View Right Intention Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Speech Right Mindfullness Right Concentration