The Eight-Fold Path

The foundation of Buddhism as laid out by Buddha Siddharthe Guatama is summarized by The Four Noble Truths and The Eight-Fold Path. The Four Noble Truths deal primarily with the suffering and negative aspects of the human condition. The first three Truths include 1) All life entails suffering, 2) The cause of suffering is desire, 3) Removing desire removes suffering. While these three deal only with the flaws of the human condition and fail to offer a viable …

…the true meaning. Perfecting this step in my life would greatly enhance my focusing abilities. The last step, right concentration, goes along well with the other two. This idea deals less with the actual action of concentration but more on what we concentrate on. Focusing all my concentration only on wholesome ideas would keep my mind pure and my spirits up which is vital to following the rest of the steps on the Eight-Fold Path.