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Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana — WisdomDeck honest review
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Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness

by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

The Buddha's eightfold path, step by step, in plain language: view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. Practical ethics and practice.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Right speech is practice.
  2. Effort before concentration.
  3. The path is a whole.

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