Buddhism in Brief: Eight Key Aspects of the Buddha's Teaching

It's not the Eightfold Path, this is another approach the Buddha provided for how to understand his approach to practice and to life. What should we focus on? What should we leave aside? Here are eight answers from an early sutta. 📙 Check out my new book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos mentioned: Minimalism and Buddhism playlist:    • Minimalism and Buddhism   Is Desire the Root of Suffering?    • Is Desire the Root of Suffering?   What Did the Buddha Say about Town vs. Country Living?    • Should You Live in City or Country? Buddha...   Learning Kindness: The Problems of "Near and Far Enemies" in Buddhism:    • Learning Kindness: The Problems of "Near a...   ✅ Course: Ascent Towards Freedom: The Eightfold Spiral Path (Course on the Eightfold Path) https://onlinedharma.org/p/ascent-tow... ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/an8.53/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/sn3.19/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/sn3.20/en/su... Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Aziz Rahman Anonymous (2) Scarlett Farrow Jimmy Maa Debbie Mattison Fine Art Ann Steve H. Ron Peat Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher Blaze Way Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Matthew G Mynttinen Theodor Bernhard Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Kenneth Grandchamp Doug Fonner Rene Gariepy Russell Needham Smoggyrob Mac Roja Bernardo Clémence Ortega Douville Kwan Alex Scott Johnston Richard J Beninger Dave Gorman 00:00 Intro 02:04 Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī’s question 02:43 First criterion 03:24 Second criterion 04:39 Third criterion 06:50 Fourth criterion 08:33 Fifth criterion 09:56 Sixth criterion 12:00 Seventh criterion 13:17 Eighth criterion Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!