The Eightfold Spiritual Path, Bodhideist Version

This is the Bodhideist version of the Eightfold Path:

Right Beliefs – That is, the Four Truths of the reality of unsatisfactoriness, its origin, its ending, and the method of ending it.
Right Aim – Aiming at letting go, benevolence, and harmlessness.
Right Communication – Remove lying, divisive, harsh, and foolish talk from what we say and write.
Right Conduct – Refrain from killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
Right Employment – Don’t work for a place that sells weapons, intoxicants, or exploits living beings.
Right Mental Control – Control your mind through preventing and abandoning bad states, and by cultivating and maintaining good states.
Right Mindfulness – Be ever mindful of one’s body, feelings, and mind, and observe the principles of the Dharma in your experiences.
Right Meditation – Develop deep meditative focus and equanimity, leading to mental clarity and insight.

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Dr. Jay N. Forrest

Dr. Jay N. Forrest is an American Philosopher, Certified Meditation Teacher, and contemplative writer advancing a rational spirituality grounded in God, Reason, and the Dharma. His work integrates meditative practice with philosophical inquiry, offering a path of wisdom and liberation beyond organized religion. Integrating insights from science, psychology, and philosophy, he reinterprets Early Buddhism to present a modern worldview that unites spiritual depth with intellectual integrity.