Right Effort: samma vayamo
The Four Right Exertions (also known as, Four Proper Exertions , Four Right Efforts , Four Great Efforts , Four Right Endeavors or Four Right Strivings ) (Pali: sammappadhāna ; Skt.: samyak-pradhāna or samyakprahāṇa ) are an integral part of the Buddhist path to Enlightenment (understanding). Built on the insightful recognition of the arising and... See more
Four Right Exertions
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.