A few days of practicing mindful breathing and mindful walking can make a big difference. And the practice should be pleasant, should not be hard labor. When you breathe in, you bring your attention to your in-breath. “Breathing in, I know I am breathing in; breathing in, I feel alive.” In that breath is your happiness.
Thich Nhat Hanh – commentary on the Sutra of the Middle Way excerpted from Awakening of the Heart – Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries 2021
"It is so easy to accumulate teachings and principles to a point where they can become a burden. In reality, we understand most deeply those principles we put into action; these are the things that assist powerful change." Mindworks comment.
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We see reference to this categorization in several sutras and even the noble eightfold path can be broken down into these three. So what makes this triad a core Buddhist value?
Ethics, meditation and wisdom are arranged in a seemingly progressive order, but also, the practice of each supports the others. Sometimes known as the three wisdoms or three higher trainings, they collectively represent the entirety of the path to awakening.
