Consider the Noble Eightfold Path. First, list and explain each element briefly. More importantly, what do you think? Do you think these are valuable insights into a spiritual life? An article we read earlier this semester asserted that a popular notion among American young adults is that "religion is easy." This doesn't sound so easy, does it? We're familiar with the idea that we must have discipline and work hard to achieve all sorts of worthwhile things (academic success, fitness, learning a musical instrument). Does it make sense that spiritual progress would be the same, that it would require discipline such as that found in the Noble Eightfold Path? Which parts of the Noble Eightfold Path sound most challenging?
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