The traveler Nandiya asked the Buddha, "What conditions when developed and practiced lead to Nirvana, have Nirvana as their goal, and culminate in Nirvana?"
The Buddha answered, "There are, Nandiya, eight things which when developed and practiced lead to Nirvana, have Nirvana as their goal, and culminate in Nirvana. What eight? Complete view, complete thought, complete speech, complete action, complete livelihood, complete effort, complete mindfulness, and complete concentration."
---Samyutta Nikaya---
Or, to paraphrase Brad Warner, don't be a jerk to yourself, to anyone else, to any other living thing, or to any thing.
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