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The Noble Eightfold Path!

Division	Eightfold Path factors	Acquired factors
Wisdom (Sanskrit: prajñā, Pāli: paññā)	1. Right view	9. Right knowledge
	2. Right intention	10. Right liberation
Ethical conduct (Sanskrit: śīla, Pāli: sīla)	3. Right speech
	4. Right action
	5. Right livelihood
Concentration (Sanskrit and Pāli: samādhi)	6. Right effort
	7. Right mindfulness
	8. Right concentration

Pali	English	Description	Near Enemy	Far Enemy
metta	loving kindness	good-will, friendship, unconditional love for all beings	selfish love	hatred
karuna	compassion	empathy, to feel with someone instead of for someone	pity	cruelty
mudita	sympathetic joy	spontaneous joy in response to others success	hypocrisy	envy
upekkha	equanimity	even-mindedness based on insight into the nature of things	indifference	anxiety

Things that slow us down and restrict our freedom

1. Self-delusion
2. Doubt
3. Clinging to Ritual
4. Sensuous Lust
5. Ill Will
6. Greed for Fine Material Existence
7. Greed for Immaterial Existence
8. Conceit
9. Restlessness
10. Ignorance

Hindrances

1. Sensuous lust
2. Aversion and ill will
3. Sloth and torpor
4. Restlessness and worry
5. Sceptical doubt

People who have traumatic experiences of abandonment and rejection and built energy blocks from them tend to be overly sensitive to these feelings. They feel rejection and abandonment before it happens and even from others who are not doing anything to merit the judgement and reaction. There is such a NEED to be loved and acknowledged that the person accentuates the risk involved and often sabotages the environment by encouraging those present to become defensive against their imposing and suspicious of their manipulation. The blocked person experiences more of what they fear, and their fears are reinforced by the negative experiences they unwittingly contrive.