Let's meet our four teachers for this exploration of the eightfold path: Martine, Stephen, Christoph, and Jake.

Jake Dartington

For me, the eightfold path has always been really central to my practice, and to my teaching. I've given many talks on it over the years, and I find it fresh to rethink and to reimagine what this path is all about and how it's relevant to our lives today.

Christoph Köck

I feel very happy to be part of this course on the eightfold path as the framework of the eightfold path is so useful for applying ourselves in the direction of a good, flourishing life, in all its aspects, in all its facets.

Martine Batchelor

I'm so happy to be part of this course on the eightfold path because it is an integrated path, a complete path, looking at all aspects of our lives. What is so interesting with this path is that each element is going to reinforce the others. It's not just meditation, not just being ethical, not just being focused—actually it's looking at all aspects of our life and how can we strengthen creative, wise attention and wise intention so that they can make a difference to our lives, and the life of others.

Stephen Batchelor

I hope very much that in the course of these units, I'll not only be able to share some of my own understanding with you but also—through interaction with my friends and colleagues—to actually learn something myself. So thank you for being here so that we can have these conversations.