====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 | ::: | | Right concentration | Correct meditation or concentration | ::: | https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path