in fact eight fold path is Shurangama sutra. When one practice
eight fold path, it couples with its deluded mind that elaborated
in Shurangama sutra, and once this mind and body are completely
penetrated, it is the excellence methods achieved by those who
revealed its attainment mentioned in the shurangama sutra. However,
the attainment is purely based upon own ability, it would be much
conveniently and easily achieveable to rely on buddha amitabha vow,
in current dharma ending age. In this dharma ending age, it is also
known as a "subtracting" era, which means human age is in
decreasing in average due to much lesser blessing as compared to
the increasing era after 6-7 thousands years later. Thus in this
dharma ending era, if you would to learn buddhism, congratulation,
but do be with a few seriously good buddhists to work on it
together happily & relaxly. Buddhism is your inherent
happiness, and basis of happiness is recreationally relax. Only
through recreationally relax in meditation, your inherent eight
fold path will prevail. However, those that have a superior God or
Allah is better not to delve deeply in meditation like buddhists as
it's easily go into the hand of mind demons and it too serious, go
insane. Buddha appears kills buddha, Allah appears kills Allah, God
appears kills God.
May all be safe and joy in journey of enlightenment. Together we
can schieve