Editing Noble Eightfold Path (section)

== Cognitive psychology ==
The noble eightfold path has been compared to [[cognitive psychology]]; Gil Fronsdal says the right view factor can be interpreted to mean how one's mind views the world, and how that leads to patterns of thought, intention and actions.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n19J-wDlJlQC&q=%C2%BBThe%20Dhammapada%3A%20A%20New%20Translation%20of%20the%20Buddhist%20Classic%20with%20Annotations&pg=PT33 |title=The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations |access-date=14 July 2009|publisher=Shambhala Publications, Inc. |last=Gil Fronsdal|isbn=9780834823808 |date=5 December 2006 }}</ref> Peter Randall states that it is the seventh factor or right mindfulness that may be thought in terms of cognitive psychology, wherein the change in thought and behavior are linked.<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Randall |title=The Psychology of Feeling Sorry: The Weight of the Soul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3iw5b4bbQkQC |year=2013|publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-17026-3 |pages=206–208 }}</ref>