What is the Noble Life, which leads to and culminates in Nibbâna?

A certain Bhikkhu once asked the Blessed Buddha:
Venerable Sir, the Noble Life, the Noble Life, is it often said…
What, Venerable Sir, is this Noble Life? And what is the final goal of this Noble Life?
This Noble 8-fold Way, Bhikkhu, is the Noble Life; namely:
Right View (sammā-ditthi)
Right Motivation (sammā-sankappa)
Right Speech (sammā-vācā)
Right Action (sammā-kammanta)
Right Livelihood (sammā-ājīva)
Right Effort (sammā-vāyāma)
Right Awareness (sammā-sati)
Right Concentration (sammā-samādhi)

The destruction of Greed, the destruction of Hate, and the destruction of Ignorance:
This is the final goal of the Noble Life…

Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book V [7-8] section 45:6 A certain Bhikkhu ... http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html

WHY DOES ONE NOT EASILY keep the precepts everyday ???
Because of:
1: Lust
2: Aversion
3: Sceptical Doubt
4: Restlessness
5: Laziness
6: Confusion

Neither can any Amulet,
Nor any God,
Nor any Prayer,
Nor any Ritual,
Ever protect against the effects of one's actions!