Core Teachings

The Four Noble Truths: suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the way leading to its cessation.
Dependent origination: when this exists, that comes to be; with the arising of this, that arises. When this does not exist, that does not come to be; with the cessation of this, that ceases.
The three characteristics of existence: impermanence, suffering, and non-self. See these characteristics to realize liberation and Nibbana.
The Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.
The three poisons, or unwholesome roots: lust, hatred, and delusion. Recognize them in yourself and others, and cultivate loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.
Cultivate loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Abstain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, wrong speech, and intoxication.
The five hindrances of meditation: sensual desire, ill will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.
Karma (kamma): thoughts, words, and actions shape a changing karmic stream. Creating wholesome karma now improves your life.