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The Middle Way is a convenient shorthand for a number of related views and practices tending towards balance and moderation in early Buddhism. We will consider some of them, as well as other traditions that put forward similar viewpoints. We will also investigate how we might use the middle way as a template to help navigate some of the difficulties of modern living.
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✅ Video mentioned:
Want to Break Free from Suffering? How Intentions Hold You Back: The Case of the Miser's Regret -- youtu.be/-1Q_bVnPFCA
✅ Suttas mentioned:
suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/mn14/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/mn85/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/ud6.8/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/sujato
✅ Other resources:
The Stoic Range of Virtue: In Defense of Moderation: dailystoic.com/stoic-range-virtue-defense-moderation
"How Confucian Philosophy of Balanced Harmony Promotes World Harmony”: davidpublisher.com/Public/uploads/Contribute/63ae8424015ac.pdf
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The Middle Way is a convenient shorthand for a number of related views and practices tending towards balance and moderation in early Buddhism. We will consider some of them, as well as other traditions that put forward similar viewpoints. We will also investigate how we might use the middle way as a template to help navigate some of the difficulties of modern living.
🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: patreon.com/dougsseculardharma
🧡 You can also make donations through: paypal.me/dougsdharma
📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: books2read.com/buddhisthandbook
☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org.
🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: digginthedharma.com
✅ Video mentioned:
Want to Break Free from Suffering? How Intentions Hold You Back: The Case of the Miser's Regret -- youtu.be/-1Q_bVnPFCA
✅ Suttas mentioned:
suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/mn14/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/mn85/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/ud6.8/en/sujato
suttacentral.net/sn12.15/en/sujato
✅ Other resources:
The Stoic Range of Virtue: In Defense of Moderation: dailystoic.com/stoic-range-virtue-defense-moderation
"How Confucian Philosophy of Balanced Harmony Promotes World Harmony”: davidpublisher.com/Public/uploads/Contribute/63ae8424015ac.pdf
Webpage: dougsdharma.com
Facebook: facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute
Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma
Instagram: instagram.com/dougsdharma
Threads: threads.net/@dougsdharma
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social
Thumbnail image courtesy of 愚木混株 Cdd20 at Pixabay.
❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons:
Anonymous (3)
Omar
John Oborne
Debbie Mattison
Ron Peat
Michael S. Kearns
Anne
Matthew Smith
Shantha Wengappuli
Karma_CAC
Jorge Seguel
Christopher Apostolof
GailJM
David Bell
T Pham
VCR
Upayadhi
Andi and Erik
ATGuerrero686
Michael Scherrer
khobe schofield
Alex Perdomo
Benji Forsyth
Sonny Flink
Steve Marlor
Joy L Lee
Andrew Tom
Anthony Tucker
Karlee R
Ethan M
Billy in Singapore
Olivia Otter
Carl Lennartson
xiao mao
Jeff Harvey
Andrew Ingrouille
Kenneth Grandchamp
Rene Gariepy
Russell Needham
Smoggyrob
Mac Roja
Clémence Ortega Douville
Kwan Alex
Scott Johnston
Richard J Beninger
Nathanael O. Arnquist
SaturnianMandala
Trin P
Letesa Isler
Dorien Izel
Robert Paterson
Jake Tobiason
Louvenia Ortega
Steve S.
Richard Rappuhn
Sarah Kress
John Aaron
Paul Niklewski
Kong Ing Kai
Dave Gorman
rhys reed
Osanda Wijeratne
Scarlett Farrow
BJ - RetreaTours™
Matthieu Tregnier
Roland Harris
karen
Rob
John
Brady Schickinger
Jenn A.
Hieu Chi Tran
Kenneth Sorensen
Will Mosse
Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!
