Hello everyone — welcome, welcome.
My name is Andrew. I decided to start this spiritual diary to begin to educate myself and teach others more about Buddhism. I felt my reason to contribute back to the Sangha (Community) was that I would be helping All Spiritual Beings who are perhaps in my same shoes.
I found in myself that the path that I have taken has led me to teach myself, more so than anyone else. It has given me the insight and awareness to be whole and yet, at times, indifferent to myself. On my Buddhist journey and along the way, I discovered many things that awakened the true nature of who I am. Most importantly, I feel that to be myself, is ultimately the highest reward I receive.
In the ways that the Buddha sat by the river, I felt sitting with myself was in the same vein of existence. Life has taken on multiple views and I have come away knowing myself all the better. Through the sitting, meditations, walking, lingering, silence, and stillness, the river spoke to me in a way that I felt wholeheartedly in touch and in-tune with as an aligned being. I have in one way or another stepped into the multiple traditions and sects of Buddhism, each one, having taught me along the way.
Though I have lived a life only at my current age and am still aging, I know that this life that I am living is now meant for a purpose and the present moment that I live with each day, speaks to me. This present moment is the summation of each moment, having come and gone. With me, is myself leading, taking control and believing in my ability to be a spiritual being who purpose is to recognize all other spiritual beings. The Path and the name of the blog The 8th Path have come me in a time where I have been at my lowest. It is through this time and in this present moment, that I have felt more alive and more present than ever before.
The 8th Path is my way of giving back to all spiritual beings. I hope to leave a positive and meaningful impact in your life and hope that our paths may cross again on this journey.
Om, Namaha (I bow to you).