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Middle Way is More than just Moderation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Majjhima Patipada
The Buddha mentions the Middle Way (Majjhimā Paṭipadā) right in the beginning of his very first formal discourse, the Sutta on "Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma" (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta).
If he mentions the Middle Way first, even before introducing the 4 Noble Truths, it's obviously really important.
Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to investigate any issues we encounter in life or in formal meditation in terms of the Middle Way. Can we identify the two extremes to avoid, and instead transcend the extremes and go beyond them on the Middle Way, the Noble 8-Fold Path.
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