Module 1: Foundations of Buddhist Theory I: An Overview · The Buddha’s Path
The Four Noble Truths: The Cessation and the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering
David Oromith · 84 minutes · recorded October 24, 2023
The evening opens with ten minutes of mindfulness of breathing, and refuge and bodhicitta motivation before the teaching. David covers the third and fourth noble truths: cessation as extinguishing ignorance, attachment and aversion, using the sky and clouds to show why afflictions are temporary while peace and compassion are not, then the path via the Lam Rim's three scopes and the eightfold path's ethics, concentration and wisdom. A question asks the difference between nirvana and enlightenment.
Anger and aversion Attachment and craving Motivation and intention The eightfold path The four noble truths Bodhicitta practice Compassion (karuna) Mindfulness of breathing Shamatha (calm abiding)