Aug 19, 2025 · 20 min · 13 segments
In this episode, Noah explores Right Livelihood, the next step on the Eightfold Path. More than just avoiding harmful professions, Right Livelihood invites us to reflect on how our work shapes who we…
Noah RashetaHost
Okay, so before I left, we were slowly going through the various parts of the eightfold path, and that's kind of where I left off in my notes, just jumping into the very next one, which is right livelihood.
I think for me, right livelihood is one of those teachings that seems pretty straightforward on paper, uh, and I think the more, the more you sit with it, the more it invites you to have some deep reflection about it.
I know most of the times that I've encountered it, uh, in my initial studies, it just felt like maybe the least relevant part of the eightfold path for me, 'cause it's like, it's just like a checklist, right? It's like, okay, well, I'm not selling weapons.
Um, and I think for most of us, that's probably how it feels, right? It's like, okay, we've got that one covered 'cause we're not really dealing in any of those things.
But I do think that, um, we may be missing something if we only look at it as a box to check, because the question of, of how we make a living and what that does to us or for us might actually be one of the more, uh, significant questions that we can ask in terms of being on a spiritual path.
Okay, so before I left, we were slowly going through the various parts of the eightfold path, and that's kind of where I left off in my notes, just jumping into the very next one, which is right livelihood.
I think for me, right livelihood is one of those teachings that seems pretty straightforward on paper, uh, and I think the more, the more you sit with it, the more it invites you to have some deep reflection about it.
I know most of the times that I've encountered it, uh, in my initial studies, it just felt like maybe the least relevant part of the eightfold path for me, 'cause it's like, it's just like a checklist, right? It's like, okay, well, I'm not selling weapons.
Um, and I think for most of us, that's probably how it feels, right? It's like, okay, we've got that one covered 'cause we're not really dealing in any of those things.
But I do think that, um, we may be missing something if we only look at it as a box to check, because the question of, of how we make a living and what that does to us or for us might actually be one of the more, uh, significant questions that we can ask in terms of being on a spiritual path.
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