What is Buddhism?

Abstract

A DISCUSSION BY VIPASSANA TEACHER JACK KORNFIELD Our Understanding of Buddhism is helped by seeing the structure of the entire spiritual path, by understanding its essence and how it brings about human happiness and freedom. The essential path taught by Buddha has three parts to it. The first is kindness of heart, which is practiced by a combination of virtue and generosity. The second is inner stillness or concentration. The third aspect of all Buddhist practice is developing virtue that entails the nonharming of other beings and generosity of heart.