Thoughts about 'The Way'

So, basically it comes down to this.  here it is, I'm writing my thoughts.  Both A and I have been reading a lot of books and watching videos all kind of getting at the same thing.  We have been exploring buddhist meditation and reading Modern Buddhism, we have been reading What is Tao and the Tao of Pooh, we have been reading Be Here Now, I've watched Crossing the Event Horizon which talks about the structure and organization of the universe in energy and matter, A has read some of the Bible, we've read Ishmael, we've read Tesla's biography, we've been deepening our Yoga practice.  I've been reading Ursula K. LeGuin!  All the while we've been discussing with each other and people in our lives about The Way.  All of these things intersect, while not quite leading to exactly the same thing (enlightenment, afterlife/reincarnation, healthy living for body and mind) but they all certainly lead us towards a deeper understanding of 'Our Way' if not 'The Way.'

If someone were to ask me right now, "Hey Brad, what is The Way?"  I would respond, "It means to be as human as possible while encouraging other to be as human as possible and other non-human things to be as 'themselves' as possible.." Just like a tree is as "tree" as possible, a bear is as "bear" as possible, "North America" is as ""North America"" as possible and they should all keep on doing so with no violation on my part.  To do that we need to do the things/activities that let us live as long as possible, as stress free as possible, as connected to the earth as possible (as we are Earth).  

These activities that I would consider healthy activities include being vegan and respecting life.  Staying away from the fabricated society based on over consumption and money.  Treating others with respect and leading by example as best I can.  Surrounding ourselves with things that weren't made by humans and with people that have a like mind, both to remind and refine our understating of what I just mentioned above.

There are some major problems in the world and I can pretty much sum it up by calling that the "fabricated society of modern humanity."  Money, harmful exploitation, industrialization, overpopulation.  All major issues in regards the health of humans, humanity, non-humans (Earth, really).  There are also some amazing possible things on the horizon for humanity.  A deeper understanding of the working of the universe may lead to crazy new technologies like free energy.  No matter the good, no matter the bad, if I as a human, keep being as truly human as possible, then I'm on the right path and I will help take humanity one person closer to a future where the fabricated society of modern man isn't necessarily going to be affecting the lives of everyone in a harmful way.

Maybe for discussion's sake, I will stop there and if there is something you want to talk about particularly from that, we can dive in.  I'd also love to get your answer to the question on "What is The Way?"  Wherever you want to go, let's go!