"Bhikkhus, this is the forerunner and precursor of the rising of the sun, that is, the dawn. So too, bhikkhus, for a bhikkhu this is the forerunner and precursor for the arising of the Noble Eightfold Path, that is, accomplishment in virtue … accomplishment in desire … accomplishment in self … accomplishment in view … accomplishment in diligence … sn.v.31 … accomplishment in careful attention. [n.33] Spk: "Accomplishment in virtue" (sīlasampadā) is the fourfold purification of virtue (i.e., compliance with the Pāṭimokkha, restraint of the senses, proper use of the requisites, and right livelihood; see Vism 15–16; Ppn 1:42). "Accomplishment in desire" (chandasampadā) is desire as the wish to accomplish the wholesome (i.e., not desire as craving, another connotation of chanda). "Accomplishment in self" (attasampadā) is completeness of mind (sampannacittatā). All these suttas were spoken separately by way of the personal inclinations (of those to be taught). When a bhikkhu is accomplished in careful attention, it is to be expected that he will develop and cultivate this Noble Eightfold Path.

"And how does a bhikkhu who is accomplished in careful attention develop and cultivate the Noble Eightfold Path? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu develops right view, which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release … . He develops right concentration, which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu who is accomplished in careful attention develops and cultivates the Noble Eightfold Path."