Right Intentions: One must renounce worldly life and accept the homeless state.
Right Speech: A person must be compassionate toward others, abstating from lies, abuse, and idle talk.
Right Conduct: A person must not kill, steall, commit adultery, or use intoxicicants.
Right Occupation: One must never perform work that may be questionable. Right Endeavor: A person must always strive toward that which is good and keep away from all that is evil or wicked.
Right Cotemplation: One must learn to control the mind in peaceful contemplation so that no emotion distributes one's calm.
Right Concentration: When all the other principles have been followed, then a person's will. The mind can be devoloped to heights beyond reasoning, reaching Nirvana.