Right Effort: samma vayamo
This Middle Path is generally referred to as the Noble Eightfold Path (Arija-Aṭṭhaṇgika-Magga), because it is composed of eight categories or divisions: namely, 1. Right Understanding (Sammā diṭṭhi), 2. Right Thought (Sammā saṇkappa), 3. Right Speech (Sammāv ācā), 4. Right Action (Sammākammanta), 5. Right Livelihood (Sammā ājīva), 6. Right Effort
... See moreWalpola Rahula • What the Buddha Taught
In so many situations in life, and certainly in yoga practice, you must have a full, devoted, and directed effort but, at the same time, an absolute sense of release without a hint of laziness or the abandonment of ideals or form.
Mary Taylor • The Art of Vinyasa: Awakening Body and Mind through the Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
n the Pāli Canon, the Buddhavamsa of the Khuddaka Nikāya lists the ten perfections ( dasa pāramiyo ) as:[6]
- Dāna pāramī : generosity, giving of oneself
- Sīla pāramī : virtue, morality, proper conduct
- Nekkhamma pāramī : renunciation
- Paññā pāramī : wisdom, discernment
- Viriya pāramī : energy, diligence, vigour, effort
- Khanti pāramī : patience,