Wisdom, Ethics, and Meditation: The Foundation of the Practice

Proper View and Proper Thought are considered to be the Wisdom element of the Noble Eightfold Path.

The second three principles -- Proper Speech, Proper Action, and Proper Livelihood -- relate to the element of Ethics or Morality.

The last three principles -- Proper Effort or Diligence, Proper Awareness or Mindfulness, and Proper Concentration -- relate to Meditation: simply being wholly at one with what we are doing.

The true expression of the Noble Eightfold Path is to see the world as it is (Wisdom), to behave appropriately (Ethics), and to be at one with what we are doing right now (Meditation).