ON THE PATH

On the Path AN ANTHOLOGY ON THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH DRAWN FROM THE PĀLI CANON Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Copyright

CHAPTER ONE  A Framework for the Frame The noble eightfold path was the first teaching the Buddha gave to his

CHAPTER TWO The Arising of the Path In the phrase, “noble eightfold path,” the Pāli word translated as “eightfold” —aṭṭhaṅgika—literally

CHAPTER THREE Right View Right view is the first factor of the path. The Pāli term for right view—sammā-diṭṭhi—can also

CHAPTER FOUR  Right Resolve Right resolve is the second of the discernment factors in the path. The Pāli term for

CHAPTER FIVE Right Speech & Right Action Right speech and right action are the first two virtue factors on the

CHAPTER SIX Right Livelihood Right livelihood is the third virtue factor in the path. Like right speech and right action,

CHAPTER SEVEN Right Effort Right effort is the first of the three concentration factors in the path, and is actually

CHAPTER EIGHT Right Mindfulness Right mindfulness is the second of the three concentration factors of the path. As we noted

CHAPTER NINE Right Concentration Right concentration is the third concentration path-factor, and the final factor of the path as a

CHAPTER TEN The Stream to Unbinding As we have seen, as the path develops, the various path-factors support and strengthen

Glossary Arahant: A “worthy one” or “pure one;” a person whose mind is free of defilement and thus is not destined

Abbreviations PĀLI SUTTAS: AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Dhp Dhammapada DN Dīgha Nikāya Iti Itivuttaka Khp Khuddakapāṭha MN Majjhima Nikāya SN Saṁyutta

Further Readings (available on dhammtalks.org) On preliminaries to the path: “Affirming the Truths of the Heart”; “An All-around Eye”; “Beyond All Directions”;