The Buddhist commentator Eknath Easwaran wrote, “One of the reasons so little is said about the Eightfold Path is the highly intellectual bent of many Buddhist thinkers, who might have found matters like right occupation rather mundane.”
He also wrote, “...the Path remains far more important than philosophy. It is, in the Buddha's own estimation, his foremost gift to mankind.”
We should remember that thought. The Path is not theorizing, it’s practical application we can begin at this moment.
We should also keep in mind the Eightfold Path is not a set of commandments or regulations we’re obligated to follow. The Path is a set of guidelines and practices that’ll help us develop the capacity to realize the Truth.
It’s as if the Buddha was a map maker -- the Eightfold Path is the map he offered us.
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