The Noble Eightfold Path: (1) Right View of the Dharma: Working to not fall into biased or partial views. (2) Right Thought Regarding the Dharma: That which is the basis of, for example, judgments and decisions. The karma or action of thought. This is one of the three karmas. (3) Right Speech about the Dharma: Words and actions in accordance with the Dharma. The karma of speech, another of the three karmas. (4) Right Action: Carrying out properly and acting in accordance with the Dharma. This is restrictive. It is the karma of deeds, the last of the three karmas.
(5) Right Living: Making the Dharma one’s life. Maintaining a rhythm in daily life and not falling into laziness. (6) Right Effort to Practice the Dharma: Maintaining the precepts and rules for discipline while properly engaging in religious training. (7) Right Mindfulness regarding the Dharma: Maintaining one’s consciousness in a proper state. (8) Right Concentration: Properly maintaining one’s mind in a receptive state for the Dharma. This is meditative concentration.