sn.45.23 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

The Way (1)

At Savatthī. “Bhikkhus, I will teach you the wrong way and the right way. Listen to that….

“And what, bhikkhus, is the wrong way? It is: wrong view … wrong concentration. This is called the wrong way.

“And what, bhikkhus, is the right way? It is: right view … right concentration. This is called the right way.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Practice (1st)

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the wrong practice and the right practice.
Listen …
And what’s the wrong practice?
It is wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.
This is called the wrong practice.
And what’s the right practice?
It is right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
This is called the right practice.”