All Buddha's
disciples undertakes a 3-fold Mental Training (ti-sikkhā):
1: Training in higher
Morality (adhi-sīla-sikkhā).
2: Training in higher Mentality
(adhi-citta-sikkhā).
3: Training in higher
Understanding
(adhi-pañña-sikkhā).
Higher Morality is 3 fold:
It is
Right
Speech (sammā-vācā)
It is
Right Action (sammā-kammanta)
It is
Right Livelihood (sammā-ājīva)
Higher Mentality
is 3 fold:
It is
Right Effort (sammā-vāyāma)
It is
Right Awareness (sammā-sati)
It is
Right
Concentration (sammā-samādhi)
Higher Understanding
is 2 fold:
It is
Right Motivation (sammā-sankappa)
It is
Right View (sammā-ditthi)
The Blessed Buddha once said:
When founded on pure
morality, then
concentration produces a high fruit and
blessing.
When based on deep concentration, then understanding
brings a high fruit and blessing.
Being endowed with
understanding, the mind is
freed from all the mental
fermentations
related to sensing, becoming, views/opinions, and ignorance. This - in
itself- is releasing!
It is through not understanding, not penetrating, and not attaining
Noble
higher morality,
Noble higher
mentality, and
Noble higher understanding... that both you and I had to
pass
through this round of rebirths for such an immensely long time, without
reaching the bliss
of deliverance, the bliss of peace and, the bliss of
Noble higher release:
Enlightenment...
More good even better here ;-)
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/g_m/magga.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/s_t/sikkhaa.htm
References: MN 44, DN 16 and AN IV 1
