…reminds me of this post…
That said, “alternative methods from the texts” are available. I’ve heard virtually none of Ajahn Brahms talks, but I recall he had a very simple catchphrase something like “Be kind, be generous” (it’s not always “endless lists and deep topics” as you called them). I went looking for the exact phrase and instead found this:
Glancing at the topics, they don’t seem to be “one-size-fits-all”, and some of the themes sound down to earth.
Perhaps you mean that it’s too difficult to find these kind of things. Compare our access to that of 2500 years ago - we might have walked for days to hear just one of these teachings.