sn45.84:1.1 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to the noble eightfold path, or, if it’s already arisen, fully develops it like good friendship.
sn45.84:1.2 A mendicant with good friends can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path.
sn45.84:1.3 And how does a mendicant with good friends develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path?
sn45.84:1.4 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.
sn45.84:1.5 That’s how a mendicant with good friends develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path.”