Question About The Eightfold Path

[Mppdidi]

Hey everybody,

 

the other i was thinking - if the eightfold path ist based on conditions ( and conditions change as we all know ) wouldn't this counteract the whole point of working towards enlightenment? Or is this THE grand exception among conditioned states of mind ?

 

All the best

 

 

[Emerald]

1 hour ago, Mppdidi said:

Hey everybody,

 

the other i was thinking - if the eightfold path ist based on conditions ( and conditions change as we all know ) wouldn't this counteract the whole point of working towards enlightenment? Or is this THE grand exception among conditioned states of mind ?

 

All the best

Enlightenment is the opposite of a conditioned state of mind. It is sought through removing assumptions that stem from our conditioning. So, it is an unconditioned state of being... the only unconditioned state of being.

[Khin]

Enlightenment is easier to say than done. If it were to reach easily, then most of us must have reached it already. Enlightenment is reached only by mind. You can't reach it physically.  So the eight fold path is to prepare our mind from baby step. By enlightenment,  I meant the Buddha's version of Nirvana. If you are not trying to reach Nirvana, then forget this. Eightfold path has basically two sections. #1 is physical part and #2 is mental. We should practice starting from physical part. It is like strength training, a person must restrain himself from such things as stealing, lying, killing, etc... basically must restrain from untrained mind. After a while, his mind will become like clear water in the lake. Also, he will be able to do and act in a way he Truly feels right. Therefore, he will be satisfied with himself. When the mind is clear he can think everything clearly about what he wants and doesn't want. Also what is happening around him. That's just example.

When Buddha says right and wrong, he did not mean it in judgmental way. Since there is cause and effect nature, whatever we make today will lead us to somewhere. So if you are to choose the path to Nirvana, you must do the actions those will cause you to be enlightened.