About

The Tenfold Path is a website by Dan Brubaker Horst (DBH). It is a resource for becoming a better human being. I hope it is of some use to you.

I am not a doctor or a registered dietitian. I do not hold any credentials where taking my advice at face value regarding your health and well-being would be a good idea. Please consult a professional before you change your diet or exercise routine.

I have done my best to compile information that is vetted and valid1. However, as with all everything derived from the scientific process, new research and analysis is continually refining, and sometimes challenging, previously held assumptions and beliefs. It takes a while for new information to trickle down to me.

Moreover, I capture the things that work for me. Individual differences in epigenetic expression, gut microbiome, environmental factors, and a host of other variables mean that what works for me, or even what works for most people on average, may not work for you. You must figure out what produces the best results for you.

Where did the name “Tenfold Path” come from?

The Eightfold Path is a foundational summary of Buddhist principles. In contemporary warrior culture, “the path” is committing oneself to pursue the ten aspirations in The Code2. Hence, the “tenfold path” is a nod to both these schools of thought3.

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This website is built with Jekyll and hosted by Netlify. The source code is publicly available on GitHub.

The typeface is Berkeley Mono by Neil Panchal.

More by DBH

I write about hobby rocketry at rocketlabdelta.com.

I write about work (software engineering) and my other interests over at danhorst.com.

  1. I have neither the expertise nor the analytical tools tool to perform original scientific research or critically review primary source material myself. I rely on experts to do the heavy lifting and do my best to cite their work in The Codex. ↩

  2. And, you know, the ten commandments. ↩

  3. There is a concept of the Tenfold Path in some Buddhist cannons. I didn’t find out about that until after I chose the name. ↩