How Do You Practice The Buddhist Eightfold Path?
The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, attained awakening and went on to teach the truth about suffering and the way to liberation from suffering. The Four Noble Truths identify that suffering exists and the causes of suffering. The Eightfold Path is the means to end suffering by right living precepts. Practice Right View or Right Faith. Right View is faith that nirvana (eternal peace) can be attained by ceasing to cling to a false idea of self. Right View is the view of nonself. Practice Right Aspiration or Right Thought, which arises from Right Faith. Right Aspiration aspires to renounce false self, to renounce selfishness and to live harmoniously with all sentient beings. Engage in the virtues that proceed from Right Thought. Right Speech prescribes honest and kind speech. Do those things that support the Buddhist goal to end suffering by Right Conduct. “Do no harm” encompasses every aspect of Right Conduct. Follow the path of Right Livelihood. How you earn a living has an impact on others
