The Middle Way

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The noble way of life that is being introduced here is a practical educational system of mental culture known to the world some twenty-five centuries ago. The founder of this way of life was the most enlightened and compassionate teacher. This method is also known as the Middle Path, a righteous way of life, an ethico-philosophical system, a DIY method and also can be introduced as a path of freedom and reason.

It teaches us to do three things namely, to refrain from doing bad deeds, to be of some service to others and to maintain a healthy pure mind. This message is very meaningful and practical. Yet people still experience difficulties when they try to put them into practice. The reason for such problem is due to their own inherent human weaknesses.

The moral conduct of humans plays the most essential part in this way of life. Its great teacher once said, “my teaching is not to come and believe but to practise”. It encouraged people to study themselves, whether they should accept the teachings or otherwise. No one is asked to come and accept his way of life without first having had an understanding into his teachings.

Superfluous rites and rituals and animal sacrifices have no significance in this noble way of life. Superstitious beliefs, fear of supernatural beings and secret doctrines are not encouraged. People have the liberty to investigate for themselves the teachings and to seek the truth so as to clear their doubts.

According to the teacher of this way of life, one should not believe help one to bear anything merely because the founder of this noble method happen to be a great sage or because it had all along being traditionally accepted by many, but only by reasoning and common sense can one decide to accept it nor to reject anything hastily on impulse but to investigate in in-depth before coming to a final conclusion to decide.

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