The Eightfold Path
(via the Four Noble Truths)
| Right view | Accurately understanding the true nature of things | Wisdom (Skt. prajñā) |
| Right intention | Avoiding harmful thoughts and cultivating non-harmful thoughts | |
| Right speech | Refraining from harmful speech (lying, gossip, slander, etc.) | Ethical conduct (Skt. śīla) |
| Right action | Refraining from harmful physical actions | |
| Right livelihood | A non-harmful livelihood | |
| Right effort | Abandoning unwholesome states of mind, and cultivating wholesome states of mind | Concentration (Skt. samādhi) |
| Right mindfulness | Awareness to see things for what they are with clear consciousness; being aware of the present reality within oneself, without any craving or aversion |
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| Right concentration | Correct meditation or concentration |
https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path
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