Right Actions: To act kindly and compassionately, respect the belongings of others according to me and Buddhism. I chose to select the “right action” out of the noble eightfold path since I knew that I will need to make right actions and be capable of it in the future and in 8th grade. It is in the Ethical Conduct category with 2 other factors called right speech and right livelihood. I thought that ethical conduct meant the importance of high moral standard for each one of us. In addition there are two kinds of right action and one of them is “The Mundane Right Action” while other is “The Ultra Mundane Right Action.” Explaining bit briefly, Mundane Right Action refers to refraining from killing, stealing, etc. while Ultra Mundane Right Actions stand for the actions of one and keeping the mind holy. So back on track, right action is the second ethical principle, and the practice of right action involves the body as natural means of expression. Right action gives us an idea of to abstain from taking what are not ones, which includes robbery and fraud (even dishonesty). This not only affects just me but can help and give clear information to others. We can learn that right thinking and right actions can change one and be capable of his/her actions. But if we all want to learn more about the right actions, we have to study and analyze in the precepts.
And there is a quote that accounts for the true meaning of right action:
"One tries to abandon wrong action & to enter into right action: This is one's right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong action & to enter & remain in right action: this is one's right mindfulness. Thus these three qualities - right view, right effort, & right mindfulness - run & circle around right action."
Majjhima Nikaya 117
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