The Eightfold Path

1. Right View
2. Right Intention
3. Right Speech
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Meditation
8. Right Wisdom

Further explanation here.

I do intend to write my own piece on the eightfold path some time. It's quite a complex subject. Each of the 'folds' probably warrants it's own piece.

There is an excellent set of talks on the subject of the Eightfold Path by Thanissaro Bhikkhu here

The Four Noble Truths

There are four noble truths, and they are these;

Truth 1 - There is suffering.

Truth 2 - The cause of suffering is desire (craving).

Truth 3 - There is a way to end suffering.

Trith 4 - The way to end suffering is to follow the Eightfold Path.

That's it!

Okay, there's a lot more to be said about these, and I hope to do so at a later date. In the meantime, there's a good page here. And definitely read Daniel Ingram's chapter on it.