Four noble truths:

1. Dukkha: There is stress in this world
2. Samudaya: The cause of stress is desire
3. Nirodha: There is an end to stress
4. Magga: 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 wrong motivations:

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

Brahma-vihara: Four godly dwellings:

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

Three marks of reality:

• Anicca: All things are impermanent
• Dukkha: All things are not satisfying
• Anatta: All things are lacking an eternal self

Khandha: Five aspects of a person:

• Rupa: Body
• Vedana: Feeling
• Sanna: Sense-perception
• Sankhara: Mind-states
• Vinnana: 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.