Verily! it is this noble eightfold path.

Excerpt

What is that middle path, O Bhikkhus, avoiding these two extremes, discovered by the Tathagata—that path which opens the eyes, and bestows understanding, which leads to peace of mind, to the higher wisdom, to full enlightenment, to Nirvana? Verily! it is this noble eightfold path; that is to say: Right views; Right aspirations; Right speech; Right conduct; Right livelihood; Right effort; Right mindfulness; and Right contemplation.

Source Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta 1.4-5 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Buddha’s first sermon, the middle path, between excess of pleasure and harshness toward oneself, leads to peace of mind, to wisdom and to awakening; it is lived through eight right attitudes, from right views to right contemplation. Today, choose just one of these eight attitudes, for example right speech, and apply it carefully in each of your conversations.

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