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that a life of self-sacrifice and pure morality was the corner-stone of Buddhist philosophy. This life was a means to an end, «in the lower degree, the means to the humble end of happy life here on earth, and in the forms of being yet to come ; in the higher degree the means to the supreme and absolute end of happy deliverance." Now we shall see what is this noble eightfold middle path " which enlightens the eye and enlightens the Spirit, which leads to rest, to koowledge, to enlightenment to Nirvana' and which is equally removed from the two extremes, i.e. which is neither a “life of pleasure devoted to desire and enjoyment that is base, unspiritual, uoworthy and unreal;” nor a life of mortifications which is gloomy, unworthy and unreal."
The following are the eight Stages of Noble Path with Rhys-David's comment on them.
1. Right Faith or views free from super. stition or delusion.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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