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suffering or pain (dukkha-dukkha)
impermanence or change (viparinama-dukkha)
conditioned states (samkhara-dukkha)
four noble truths -- suffering / harmony / overcoming / way
the truth of suffering (dukkha)
the truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
the truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
the truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
eightfold path -- wisdom / conduct / discipline
right view
right intention
right speech
right action
right livelihood
right effort
right mindfulness
right concentration
becoming who we truly are:
In the Buddhist view, wisdom and compassion are intrinsically linked together. One cannot be truly compassionate without wisdom. Wisdom--seeing the world as it really is--reveals the deep interrelatedness and impermanency of all things. When we genuinely recognize this, compassion is our natural response. When we have wisdom, we cannot help but feel compassion. By the same token, practicing compassion helps us to realize our fundamentally wise natures. Living compassionately means to think and act without putting ourselves at the center of the universe, without believing that "It's all about me." To recognize that the whole of existence does not revolve around these little entities we call our selves is the beginning of wisdom. Thus wisdom and compassion arise together. As we become more compassionate, we gain wisdom; as we become wiser, our compassionate natures are more fully revealed.
... from the Zen name for the Nioson (Deva Kings who originated the art of Arahan no Ken in ancient India) ... / ... main purpose of kongo zen practice is to discipline the mind and body. It is particularly designed to benefit the practitioner in three areas of life: self defense, spiritual development, and improved health ... / ... shorinji kempo, the discipline of kongo zen ... ... to develop the people who will help others ... bravery, motivation, intelligence, and a sense of what is right ...
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