Numbered Discourses 10.150

1. The Noble Path

Should Be Cultivated

“I will teach you the principle to cultivate and the principle not to cultivate. …

And what is the principle not to cultivate?

Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.

This is called the principle not to cultivate.

And what is the principle to cultivate?

Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.

This is called the principle to cultivate.”