What are
the 4 & very best Right Efforts?
The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these four right efforts. What four?
Here, Bhikkhus:
1
Preventing Avoidance: One generates desire for the non-emergence of yet
unarisen evil
disadvantageous mental states, one makes an effort, one arouses
energy, redirects mind, & strives enthusiastically to prevent bad from arising.
2 Overcoming
Elimination: One generates desire for the quick elimination of
already arisen bad detrimental states, one makes an effort, arouses energy,
redirects mind, and one strives enthusiastically for eradication of all wrong...
3 Initiating
Development: One generates desire for the arising of yet unarisen
advantageous
mental states, one makes an effort, one arouses much energy,
redirects
the mind, and strives enthusiastically for the birth of good states...
4 Maintaining
Enhancement: One generates desire for the fixed maintenance
of already arisen
advantageous states, for their stable increase, expansion,
& final
fulfilment by development, one makes an effort, one arouses energy,
redirects the mind, and strives enthusiastically for sustaining all right & good...
These are the four right efforts!
Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards
the East,
even so does a Bhikkhu, who develops and cultivates these Four Right Efforts
slant, slope, slide, glide and incline directly towards Nibbāna!
The 4-Fold Right
Effort!
More
on this Right Effort!
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Effort.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Avoiding_Effort.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Avoiding_Effort2.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Energetic_Effort.htm
If Good: GO! If
Bad STOP! Keep on doing just that!
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha.
Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V:244]
section 49: The 4 Efforts. 1: River Ganges.
