I used to think the spiritual path was something you add to life. Now I see it’s what remains when life strips things back. Over the years I’ve walked with Sufism, Advaita Vedanta, and Zen, not as labels, but as lifelines. Each one taught me a different way to come home to myself. I didn’t choose these paths to collect teachings. I chose them because they helped me when life stopped making sense. During Covid, my business stopped. The money flow stopped. The momentum stopped.