First Step for Buddhists is to understand and accept the four Noble Truths
4 Noble Truths
1. Suffering exists
2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires
3. Suffering ceases when attachment is gone
4. Follow 8 Fold Path to end suffering
8 Fold Path (and quality perfected)
1. Right View (Wisdom)
2. Right Thought
3. Right Speech (Morality)
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort (Meditation)
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Contemplation
Factors and Hindrances of Enlightenment
Factors: 1. Mindfullness 2. Investigation 3. Energy 4.Rapture 5. Tranquility
6.Concentration 7. Equanimity
Hindrances: 1. Sensuous Lust 2. Aversion/Ill Will 3. Sloth
4. Restlessness and worry 5. Skeptical Doubt
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