Four noble truths:

1. There is stress in this world
2. The cause of stress is desire
3. There is an end to stress
4. The way to the end of stress is the eightfold noble path

Eightfold noble path:

1. Right view
2. Right intention
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration

Three marks of reality:

• All things are impermanent
• All things are not satisfying
• All things are lacking an eternal self

Three wrong motivations:

• Lobha - Desire, lust, jealousy
• Dosa - Sorrow, hatred, grudges
• Moha - Confusion, ignorance

Four godly dwellings:

• Meta - Good-will
• Karuna - Compassion
• Mudita - Sympathetic-joy
• Upekkha - Equanimity, stable-mindedness

Five aspects of a person:

• Body
• Feeling
• Sense-perception
• Mind-states
• Awareness

• Dhammapada (Buddha) – an ancient collection of proverbs, adages, and general reflections on the nature of life and its ills from a Buddhist perspective.
• In the Buddha's Words (Bhikkhu Bodhi) – an excellent overview of Buddhist scripture by a popular monk, fairly contemporary
• What the Buddha Taught (Walpola Rahula) – another overview of Buddhist thought by a contemporary monk
• The Buddha's Lists (David Snyder) – Theravada scripture boiled into lists.

• Right Mindfulness (Thanissaro Bhikkhu) – a good intro to Buddhist meditation
• Right Concentration (Leigh Brasington) – another good intro to Buddhist meditation
• The Mind Illuminated (John Yates) – A course on meditation that's well-suited for modern audiences, less based on traditional practice and scriptures.