happiness prescription

the four noble truths

as told by deepak chopra

speaking about buddah the original doctor who

makes a diagnosis

this is the disease

these are the causes

this is the prognosis

and this is the treatment or prescription

human life contains suffering

the causes of suffering are as follows:

not knowing the true nature of reality

identifying with the ego

aversion to and the fear of death

the prognosis is pretty good if we follow the eight fold path

the path to enlightenment

and enlightenment is

the shift in consciousness

that goes from personal

to transpersonal

to universal

experiencing universal truths

a shift in consciousness

changing perception

the way we think

changing the way we feel

learning to go into the silence

how we make our living needs to nurture the environment

how we speak needs to be inspirational

being mindful of what is happening in the present moment

these are a few of the things we learn about

when exploring the eightfold path

of buddhism