Episode 44: An Unfolding Path

Buddhism is referred to as a path or a journey because it’s not just a tradition we belong to, it’s something we do—it’s a personal path that we create as we walk along it • like any path, there is a sense of forward movement; there are also side tracks and obstacles • the discoveries you make on the path are much more important than whatever destination you imagine you are going to arrive at • if we get too focused on the destination we miss what is actually happening in the process • in other words, the path is the goal—the path is the point • the path is more of an unfolding; it happens very naturally through our movement, our dedication, our interest and our inspiration • as we proceed along the path, a small glimpse of a panoramic view naturally opens out to something vaster.