Turning the Wheel of Truth: Commentary on the Buddha's First Teaching

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Piyadassi Thera (trans.) (1999). Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth. Are you a teacher who wants to choose his students as fairly as possible and make everyone interesting at the same time? Create a name turntable and let the students rotate themselves.

If you have no idea about this unique spin the wheel tool, you might have been missing out on the easy way to make choices. de Jong, J. W. (1993). "The Beginnings of Buddhism". The Eastern Buddhist. 26 (2): 11–30. ISSN 0012-8708. JSTOR 44361993. The middle way discovered by a Perfect One avoids both these extremes; it gives vision, it gives knowledge, and it leads to peace, to direct acquaintance, to discovery, to nibbana. And what is that middle way? It is simply the noble eightfold path, that is to say, right view, right intention; right speech, right action, right livelihood; right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. That is the middle way discovered by a Perfect One, which gives vision, which gives knowledge, and which leads to peace, to direct acquaintance, to discovery, to nibbana.

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And, monks, as long as this — my three-round, twelve-permutation knowledge & vision concerning these four noble truths as they have come to be — was not pure, I did not claim to have directly awakened to the right self-awakening unexcelled in the cosmos with its deities, Maras, & Brahmas, with its contemplatives & brahmans, its royalty & commonfolk. But as soon as this — my three-round, twelve-permutation knowledge & vision concerning these four noble truths as they have come to be — was truly pure, then I did claim to have directly awakened to the right self-awakening unexcelled in the cosmos with its deities, Maras & Brahmas, with its contemplatives & brahmans, its royalty & commonfolk. Knowledge & vision arose in me: 'Unprovoked is my release. This is the last birth. There is now no further becoming.'"

Repeat and Rotate: Keep playing the game and take turns spinning the truth or dare wheel. Make sure that all the participants equally get the chance to spin the truth or dare wheel. The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is this: It is the Noble Eightfold Path, and nothing else, namely: right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. (3)Universally Applicable: You can use the wheel at any place. You can use it to plan trips, in debates, to plan your next meal, or to buy some stuff. You just have to ask the right question. Game Nights: I insist that you should add Truth or Dare Wheel to your game nights. The wheel brings enjoyment and entertainment to each one of you.