The Noble Eightfold Path: Wise Speech, Action, & Livelihood

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Last Updated on July 15, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is the third in our series on the Noble Eightfold Path. This week’s talk investigates the practices of sila, or ethics. We’ll cover Wise Speech, Wise Action, and Wise Livelihood.

These are three factors that leave us without remorse or regret in meditation, and help us to live in harmony with ourselves and our communities.

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Suttas mentioned: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn45/sn45.008.than.html

https://suttacentral.net/an5.198/en/sujato

https://suttacentral.net/thag21.1/en/sujato