Friends:
What is this vital
Right Motivation ?
The Noble
Eightfold Way, leading to Nibbāna, is simply this:
Right View
Right Motivation
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Awareness
Right Concentration
But what is Right Motivation ?
The Motivation for Withdrawal:
Being motivated by a general absence of greed, craving, &
desire!
Being motivated to generous giving by relinquishing
possessiveness.
Being motivated to detach from the five sense-desires of urge
for
alluring and tempting sights, sounds, smells, tastes and
touches...
Being motivated to cut attachment to the five clusters of
Clinging
to forms, feelings, perceptions, constructions and
consciousness...
Such radical renunciation is Right Motivation!
The Motivation for Non-Ill-Will:
Being motivated by universal friendliness, infinite
goodwill, care,
non-anger, hatelessness & a sympathy wishing and working for all
sentient being's happiness, content, comfort, benefit &
welfare...
Such gentle kindness is Right Motivation!
The Motivation for Harmlessness:
Being motivated by absolute non-violence, absence of
cruelty, & by
compassionate pity, thereby offering all sentient beings
guaranteed
safety & protection from any evil, painful, bad or wrong
treatment...
Such giving of fearlessness is Right Motivation!
The opposites of these advantageous intentions is Wrong
Motivation...