“Sūriyassa, bhikkhave, udayato etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ; “Bhikkhus, the dawn is the forerunner and precursor of the sunrise. evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—yonisomanasikārasampadā. In the same way, accomplishment in through-the-origin attention is the forerunner and precursor of the noble eightfold path for a bhikkhu. *See [MN 2](https://suttas.hillsidehermitage.org/?q=mn2) and it’s comments for more on _yoniso manasikāra_: the only factor apart from wrong instruction that is single-handedly capable of making or breaking one’s practice. Yonisomanasikārasampannassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. It is expected that a bhikkhu accomplished in through-the-origin attention will develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yonisomanasikārasampanno ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāveti, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaroti? And how does a bhikkhu accomplished in through-the-origin attention develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. It’s when a bhikkhu develops right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right recollection, and right composure, relying on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripening in relinquishment. *None of these eight factors are things that can simply be “performed” in a straightforward manner based on the information of what they are. Without _yoniso manasikāra_, no matter how sincere one’s attempt is to develop any of these aspects of the path, it will not be in accordance with the Middle Way. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yonisomanasikārasampanno ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāveti, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarotī”ti. That’s how a bhikkhu accomplished in through-the-origin attention develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path.”
Sattamaṁ.
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