I love how you framed the Eightfold Path not as a ladder to climb but as a circle to walk—more labyrinth than staircase.
Right View isn’t about becoming a philosophical know-it-all. It’s realizing, usually the hard way, that clinging to a flaming sword only gets you burned. Right Intention? That’s just the holy art of not bullshitting yourself.
And let’s be honest: Right Livelihood is getting harder when so many jobs demand you spiritually dismember yourself for a paycheck.
But here’s the grace in all this—none of these steps require perfection. Just presence. Just courage. Just enough humility to realize that liberation isn’t an escape route... it’s a homecoming.
Bow to you, Urban Monk. This path may be old, but it still knows the way.
I love how you framed the Eightfold Path not as a ladder to climb but as a circle to walk—more labyrinth than staircase.
Right View isn’t about becoming a philosophical know-it-all. It’s realizing, usually the hard way, that clinging to a flaming sword only gets you burned. Right Intention? That’s just the holy art of not bullshitting yourself.
And let’s be honest: Right Livelihood is getting harder when so many jobs demand you spiritually dismember yourself for a paycheck.
But here’s the grace in all this—none of these steps require perfection. Just presence. Just courage. Just enough humility to realize that liberation isn’t an escape route... it’s a homecoming.
Bow to you, Urban Monk. This path may be old, but it still knows the way.
Wow, gorgeous comment, thank you!