The subtitles were generated automatically!!! Every now and then the question arises as to how we can follow the noble eightfold path that the Buddha can be practiced in everyday life. And in a short space of time, i.e. in the Explaining the span of a short video is not that easy, because actually describing We are, after all, changing the entire teaching, the entire way in which we develop. Actually, the eightfold path as a circle. The first link is not a beginning and the last a end point, but the last point feeds back into the first. I want to share this with you go through. So let's start with the first link. That would be what we call the true or the most helpful view and perspective. So view here means that we also, if we are practitioners with a family, with a profession, that we always make an effort, that we continue to develop our understanding of what my practice is all about, that we continue to deepen. So taking care of that would mean saying to myself, okay, there are not a week in my life where I don't read a bit of literature on the subject, where I don't find inspiring I read texts, perhaps even for five to ten minutes every day, in order to improve my understanding, my vision, to deepen the view. Because if you don't know where you want to go and what it's all about on the path, then there will be no path. And this true view, which is accompanied by the additional factor, that is like an accompanying factor, from the motivation, from the Attitude. This naturally develops from the point of view. That is, if I understand that it is about is about becoming free from suffering and that this involves grasping everything, holding everything, to dissolve the identifications in order to become freer and more fluid, then a Motivation, a mindset to actually do this for the good of all. In other words, the mindset, which we are talking about here, we would be in the way of the great vehicle, we would be the Bodhicitta the spirit of awakening. But we can also simply call it compassion and love and Care for oneself and care for others. And this benevolence, this fundamental Benevolence, this second limb, then necessarily leads to me feeling at ease in my Behavior, in my speech behavior, that is the third link, true speech or helpful speech, that I am always mindful of this in my communication, even by email, to speak and write as wholesomely as possible and to behave wholesomely in other ways as well, and that leads to the fourth link, the helpful, healing or true action. This is an action, i.e. a, This mainly involves physical actions, the behavior towards others, where I refrain from everything that is harmful and cultivate everything that is helpful. And there are many of them, Yes, the ten wholesome actions that we strive to perform play into this, For example, promoting life, supporting, caring for the sick, being generous, respect existing relationships and then take into account the various aspects of the non to refrain from wholesome speech, above all, of course, from speaking about non-present Third parties, especially critical talk about them, lies and the like. And that in my mental action is also increasingly geared towards the nature of communication and physical action, that really create such a field, a very positive field around me, in which a good spiritual development is possible. And that includes, of course, and that would be This is already the fifth point that I am organizing my lifestyle in such a way that I do not have to deal with perform harmful actions in my profession or cultivate states of mind that are not wholesome, So my livelihood, that would be the fifth, helps to build up this healing field. And that is actually what we call Shila in Sanskrit or Pali, and that is this The basis of a completely balanced, wholesome life in which we have nothing to hide, we act in a spirit of peace with as many people as possible, not even resentfully, in such a way that we and that it then becomes a suitable, an ideal field in which to work whenever we have time to come to rest. And that would then be the factor of developing samadhi, but this is of course preceded by an inner alignment, which is the factor of striving. And striving here is different from the mindset at the beginning, this is not the great mindset, the motivational symbols of oneself and all others to walk the path and truly awaken. to go, but here this striving is the orientation of the spirit really so of Moment to moment, say for example from breath to breath, focus on the essentials to align. It is a desire to be very clear, to promote clarity of mind, in other words a calm, clear, fresh mind and in this striving, the striving is already included, to develop a deep knowledge of being. So this is the direction that meditation then takes and the first factor of meditation, which would then be the seventh limb, is usually mindfulness, but it is actually a healing, a noble or true mindfulness, because It's not the mindfulness we have when we walk through the mountains and don't fall off or when we tinker with something carefully and attentively because we want to make it or whatever, there are also negatively oriented forms of mindfulness, but this true Mindfulness, which focuses on the key points of calmness of mind, of insight and of Kindness of heart. So this factor, this seventh factor, is to always remember what is actually essential. What is essential is a clear mind that can understand deeply and that does not only understands itself, but also how other people function, how they travel and what they need in order to awaken. And this factor of mindfulness, which is Compassion, from the attitude that we mentioned at the beginning as the second link, it is attitude again and again, from this deep, benevolent motivation, again and again aligned on what is most important for everyone in the long term. And with this deep focus on that, which is essential for everyone, we manage to be less concerned with ourselves in meditation. to be less concerned with one's own well-being, but to come to such a deep peace, where it is also possible for the will to relax. We call these deeply relaxed States of mind, we call samadhi, that would be the eighth limb. And here again it is about healing, beneficial forms of samadhis, i.e. truly helpful, deep meditation. In contrast to meditations in which the mind remains in a bubble and loses interest, to want to recognize anything at all. The helpful, deep meditations that serve to deepen the knowledge, i.e. to approach the first link. So let me summarize again together, in everyday life, if we want to go this way, we create this environment in which we can can come to rest, where we have nothing to hide, where there are no lies, where there is also no There is no exaggerated ambition to achieve anything and we use the time we have, sometimes more, sometimes less, in order to practice the essentials, to find peace in them, to become clearer. to look into the nature of being. And this is indeed possible, even if we only have short periods of meditation to come to rest. We can actually do this anywhere, so now literally on the seat, on the bench in the middle of the station concourse, can we find inner peace and have moments when we realize that everything that is now is actually all in the mind and that it is absolutely up to me what I experience. out of it. These are insights that we partly recall through the mindfulness factor, the seventh limb, which then lead to us being able to let go even more deeply and realize, How helpful that is, that again nourishes our vision, our understanding. We approach understanding, that any form of mental opening, of identifying less, is helpful, to be happy, to actually get out of suffering. And this view, the view also of the fact that there is basically no one who has to meditate, but that in relaxation everything happens as if by itself, this view again nourishes the second link, the motivation that comes with to share it with everyone, to enable others to get out of this contracted self-centeredness and that everyone can find their way into noble speech, into wholesome action, into good Forms of livelihood, these would be the next three links to achieve ever clearer states of mind. to develop within itself. And these eight limbs, you see, the circle, it turns, everything nourishes itself all the time and this is relatively subtle, our whole life and we realize, that every limb becomes stronger in the course of a life dedicated to the practice, that it makes us even then it is difficult not to speak salutary, not to act salutary, to focus only on one's own benefit and that it is becoming easier and more natural for us to quiet our minds. to remind us of what is essential. I used to be just like you probably also distracted most of the time and didn't spend the time doing it, to really be so close to the essentials during the short time of meditation. We realize that the easier for us to become completely familiar with the fact that the mind enters calm, open states of mind. becomes quite natural, that our vision clears and that, over time, we because of our practice, the many teachings on the path, on this noble eightfold path are becoming better and better because we have this experience and it is not necessary to go on a long retreat to understand it. to go, i.e. a long withdrawal of months and years. You can also do it at home, but it needs regular practice and, ideally, many moments during the day when we can focus on these essentials. points and that would be my wish for you now, that you remember this, what inspires you right now, maybe write it down, maybe somehow, some people do that, write it down on the card, some take their cell phone to send a reminder. to remind myself of the essentials from time to time during the day, for example right now, so while waiting for the coffee to be ready, at that very moment in the kitchen, I fall into a small, inconspicuous meditation without anyone noticing, to get down to the essentials. remind us to step out of identification and allow our minds to expand. So thank you very much for listening.