The Eightfold Path: Right Thought

The Eightfold Path: Right Thought

On the eightfold path, right thought, right speech, and right action all go together and cannot be separated from each other. The most important is right thought, because—as Buddhism teaches—everything starts from thought. A passage in the Dhammapada phrases it this way: “With our minds, we make the world. Speak or act with kindness, and happiness will follow you as surely as a shadow follows the person who casts it.” Thought is the starting poi…