The Four Noble Truths

1. The truth of suffering — “many emotional states, many thoughts that are coming, they come and they go”
2. The truth of the origin of suffering — “based on how much have you understood of how certain things in this world are functioning”
3. The truth of the cessation of suffering — “bring clarity to your life”
4. The truth of the path — “this past is like showing you off if there is something to adjust within your life”

The Noble Eightfold Path

1. Right Understanding — “learn to see how the things are”
2. Right Thinking — “you do not want to look at another being and create something that you would regard as an ill thought”
3. Right Speech — “it’s not important what you mean by your words, it’s important how the other one understands it”
4. Right Action — “first we are thinking something, then we are talking about it, then we are doing the things”
5. Right Livelihood — “by the way of how you are making your living, are you causing harm along this way”
6. Right Effort — “continuously pay attention and have patience in fulfilling and trying to put this type of guidelines into your daily life”
7. Right Concentration — “be aware of where you are focusing your energy, of where you are focusing your intention”
8. Meditation — “the practical way to start and see more”

Questions to ask yourself:

“Are you causing harm along this way?”

“Are you causing harm along this profession?”

“Do you have inside your daily life a meditative practice?”

“What does right understanding mean to me?”

“What does right understanding right now have to do with myself?”

“How does the way I understand this world affect the type of thoughts I am cultivating?”

“What type of thoughts are you cultivating towards your colleagues at work?”

“Do you regard them as colleagues working on the same mission — or as competitors?”

“What is it that you are transmitting in the moment you are opening your mouth?”

“How is what is leaving your mouth being understood by other people?”

“Do you have proper understanding of what you as a human being are embedded in right now?”

“If you think this world is about you — think again.”

-master shi heng yi