sn45.56:1.1 “Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise.
sn45.56:1.2 In the same way good friendship is the forerunner and harbinger of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant.
sn45.56:1.3 A mendicant with good friends can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path.
sn45.56:1.4 And how does a mendicant with good friends develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path?
sn45.56:1.5 It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.
sn45.56:1.6 That’s how a mendicant with good friends develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path.”