Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṁyutta
Suriyassa-Peyyālo
Viveka-nissitaṁ
Kindred Sayings on the Way
The Sun — Repetition
I: Based on Seclusion ...
Sutta 52
Attaṁ Suttaṁ
Self-possession
Just as, monks, the dawn is the forerunner, the harbinger, of the arising of the sun, even so self-possession1 is the forerunner, the harbinger, of the arising of the Ariyan eightfold way.
Of a monk who is self-possessed, monks, it may be expected that he will cultivate the Ariyan eightfold way, that he will make much of the Ariyan eightfold way. And how, monks, does a monk who is self-possessed cultivate and make much of the Ariyan eightfold way?
Herein a monk cultivates right view, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right aim, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right speech, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right action, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right living, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right effort, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right mindfulness, that is based on seclusion, that is based on dispassion, on cessation, that ends in self-surrender.
He cultivates right concentration, which is based on detachment, on dispassion, on cessation, which ends in self-surrender.
That, Ānanda, is how a monk who is self-possessed cultivates and makes much of the Ariyan eightfold way.
1 Atta-sampada = sampanna-cittatā. Comy.