Friends:
What mental qualities initiate the development of the Noble 8-fold Way?
The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, even as dawn is the forerunner & messenger of the rising sun,
similarly is Fulfillment
the forerunner & messenger of the emergence of this Noble 8-fold Way.
Fulfillment of what?
Fulfillment of Morality...
Fulfillment of Motivation...
Fulfillment of Determination...
Fulfillment of View...
Fulfillment of Alertness...
Fulfillment of Rational
Attention...
When a Bhikkhu is accomplished in these qualities including rational attention,
one can expect
that he will initiate & refine this Noble 8-fold Way! How does a Bhikkhu, who
is accomplished
in these mental qualities develop and cultivate this Noble 8-fold Way? In this
he develops:
Right View so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Motivation so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Speech so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Action so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Livelihood so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Effort so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Awareness so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and Ignorance.
Right Concentration so the final goal is the removal of Greed, Hate and
Ignorance.
It is in this way, friends, that a Bhikkhu who is fulfilled, consummated and
accomplished in
morality, motivation, determination, view, alertness and rational attention
develops, cultivates,
and completes this Noble Eightfold PathÂ…
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya.
Book [V:31-2] section 45: The Way. 57: Fulfilled ...
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
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