Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path

Wednesday December 31, 2025

1. Right understanding (Samma ditthi)
2. Right thought (Samma sankappa)
3. Right speech (Samma vaca)
4. Right action (Samma kammanta)
5. Right livelihood (Samma ajiva)
6. Right effort (Samma vayama)
7. Right mindfulness (Samma sati)
8. Right concentration (Samma samadhi)

Buddhism has Four Noble Truths: There is suffering, suffering is caused by desire, freedom from suffering can come from ending desire, and the path to do this is the Noble Eightfold Path.

English versions vary; I like the version quoted above which comes from Tricycle. Interpretations vary somewhat as well, but one reading is as a step-by-step guide.