"Sakyamuni [the Buddah] perceived that man's existence is inseperable from sorrow; that the cause of suffering is craving; that peace is attained by extinguishing craving; that this liberation may be brought about by following the Eight-fold Path: right attention to one's understanding, intentions, speech, and actions; right livelihood, effort, mindfulness; right concentration, by which is meant the unification of the self through sitting yoga."

Peter Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard (pg. 18)