This course is a short, to the point and practical course to help you feel GREAT about being in your own company.

You will no longer feel lonely or isolated as you focus on enjoying your day moment to moment in your daily living. The importance of staying in the present is a fundamental teaching in this course.

You will learn basic teachings from Buddhism and Buddhist insight on Mindfulness and use it in a practical way so that you can feel instantly better.

Originating in northern India in the 5th-6th century, the basic teachings in Buddhism are:

1. The Three Universal Truths;

2. The Four Noble Truths; and

3. The Noble Eightfold Path.

1. The Three Universal Truths:

- Nothing is lost in the universe

- Everything Changes

- The Law of Cause and Effect

2. The Four Noble Truths explore human suffering:

1. Dukkha: Suffering exists: Life is suffering. Suffering is real and almost universal. Suffering

has many causes: loss, sickness, pain, failure, and the impermanence of pleasure.

2. Samudaya: There is a cause of suffering. Suffering is due to attachment. It is the desire to

have and control things.

3. Nirodha: There is an end to suffering. Attachment can be overcome. Suffering ceases with

the final liberation of Nirvana (Nibbana). The mind experiences complete freedom,

liberation and non-attachment. It lets go of any desire or craving.

4. Magga: In order to end suffering, you must follow the Eightfold Path.

This course introduces you to some of the basic concepts in Buddhism including the Nobel Eightfold Path, and the practice of Satipattana mindfulness meditation. You will learn about the 5 hindrances (also called precepts) which you can consider to improve your conduct in daily living and make nobel choices.

The course also talks about some important figures in Buddhism such as Mogallana, Sariputra and Kassapa Thera.