1.
The Discourse on the Powers
149.
At Sāvatthī.
"Just as, monks, whatever activities requiring strength are done, all of them are done in dependence on earth, established upon earth, thus these activities requiring strength are done;
so too, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path.
And how, monks, does a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path?
Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc.
Thus, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path."
"Just as, monks, whatever activities requiring strength are done, all of them are done in dependence on earth, established upon earth, thus these activities requiring strength are done; so too, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal, etc. he develops right concentration, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path."
"Just as, monks, whatever activities requiring strength are done, all of them are done in dependence on earth, established upon earth, thus these activities requiring strength are done; so too, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, grounded upon the Deathless, heading for the Deathless, with the Deathless as its final goal, etc. he develops right concentration, grounded upon the Deathless, heading for the Deathless, with the Deathless as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path."
"Just as, monks, whatever activities requiring strength are done, all of them are done in dependence on earth, established upon earth, thus these activities requiring strength are done; so too, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, slanting towards Nibbāna, sloping towards Nibbāna, inclining towards Nibbāna, etc. he develops right concentration, slanting towards Nibbāna, sloping towards Nibbāna, inclining towards Nibbāna. Thus, monks, a monk, based upon morality, established upon morality, develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The first.