Personal Narrative: The Eightfold Path

The Eightfold Path is essentially a step by step explanation to achieving Nirvana. Buddhists believe that as long as you have wants and desires for more than you need, eventually it will accumulate bad karma. The way bad karma works its way out is by rebirth. The process of being reborn can happen over and over again, never letting the soul rest. Buddhists believe the way to break free from this cycle of rebirth was to reach a place of total detachment. If one could rid themselves of feelings of desire, passion, and financial security they could then rid themselves of the bad karma opening up the path to Nirvana.
The Four Noble Truths are the stepping stones to the Eightfold Path. The first one is, Life mean Suffering. Essentially it states that if you are going to live and experience life, you will inevitably suffer some sort of physical or
My relationships with my family and friends would be healthier. I would always do the right thing and not take advantage of any situation. I would speak better to my parents, and not manipulate them for my own benefit. I would never lose my temper or become frustrated. As a Buddhist, my interest in material things would be less than it is now. I don’t believe that I am overly obsessed with “things” but I wouldn’t want to lose any of the stuff I have now. To begin I wouldn’t have the attachment that I do have now, so I probably wouldn’t have the things I have. Ideally speaking I wouldn’t have any desires to obtain them either. I don’t believe that as a Buddhist my choice or choices of employment would be of any difference. I feel like I am in line with Right Liveliness. One principle that the Eightfold Path touches on is Right Intention. I believe that as a Buddhist, I would better develop my feelings of compassion. Instead of driving by the person on the side of the road, I would be more inclined to stop and see if there was any way that I could