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Course Topics—Organized re: The Four Noble Truths

• Overview of the four noble truths
• First noble truth: The truth of suffering
  • What is suffering?
  • The mind
  • More about our current situation
    • Rebirth
    • Karma
    • Cyclic existence
• Second noble truth: The cause of suffering
  • The two main causes of suffering
    • Self-grasping ignorance
    • Self-centered thought
  • These give rise to
    • The three poisons
    • The disturbing attitudes
    • The eight worldly concerns
  • Summary: The mind, its problems, and some solutions
• Third noble truth: The cessation of suffering
  • Our potential to end unsatisfactory experiences
  • More about our potential for growth
    • Our Buddha nature
    • Our precious human life
• Fourth noble truth: The path to the cessation of suffering
  • The noble eightfold path
    • Ethical Conduct
  • The three principal realizations of the path
    • The determination to be free
    • The altruistic intention
    • The wisdom realizing reality/emptiness
  • Apply remedies to the two main causes of suffering
  • Taking refuge in the Three Jewels

Diagrams

• Simplified course summary (the four noble truths)
• Detailed course summary
• Most detailed course summary
• The four noble truths plus more about our current situation and our potential for growth
• The first noble truth
• The second noble truth
• The third noble truth
• The fourth noble truth
• The noble eightfold path
• The mind
• Summary: The mind, its problems, and some solutions