

On the Path

AN ANTHOLOGY

ON THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH

DRAWN FROM THE PĀLI CANON

Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

(Geoffrey DeGraff)

“These eight dhammas, Nandiya, when developed & pursued, go to unbinding, have unbinding as their final end & consummation. Which eight? Right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, & right concentration.” — SN 45:10

Copyright 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

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Acknowledgements

This book has been several years in the making. It began as a set of readings for a handful of people who were taking an introductory course on the Pāli Canon, and who asked me to provide extra readings to supplement what they were receiving from the teachers in charge of the course. From there, it grew into a much larger selection of readings for the bi-monthly study course that we provide here at the monastery. Only recently did I find the time to make the selection even more comprehensive and to provide introductory explanations. My aim is to provide a well-rounded picture of the noble eightfold path for people who are interested in taking guidance from the earliest extant records of the Buddha’s teachings on how