True Teachings of Ther Awakened One in His Own Words
6. Right Effort
NARRATOR TWO: These last three factors, right speech, action, and livelihood, constitute (the group of path factors) “virtue” (sila). They are known as the preliminary stage of the path. Now comes the sixth factor, right effort.
| FIRST VOICE: “What is right effort? Here a bhikkhu awakens desire for the non-arising of unarisen evil unwholesome states, for which he makes efforts, arouses energy, exerts his mind, and endeavours. He awakens desire for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome states, for which he makes efforts … He awakens desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome states, for which he makes efforts … He awakens desire for the continuance, non-corruption, strengthening, maintenance in being, and perfecting, of arisen wholesome states, for which he makes efforts, arouses energy, exerts his mind, and endeavours: this is called right effort.” SN 45:8; DN 22 |