The psychology of principles behind the Noble Eightfold Path permits students to understand what the eight paths signify and how they are meant to be viewed. The doctrine of anatta, which concerns the original Buddhist view that the soul is as impermanent as all other things in the universe, as well can be described through the notion of flux. It comprises with the way Buddhism expands from its homeland in India to the Central, East and Southeast Asia.

This must be read in conjunction with the description elsewhere in this Library entitled "Making Sense of Buddhism".