Walking the middle path isn’t a moral imperative that guarantees us a better experience after we die. It’s a way of living that helps us avoid the suffering that characterizes a life that constantly fluctuates between extremes. The stability that accompanies an equanimous and trusting mind that accepts what is enables us to live in peace rather than the discomfort that goes with resisting reality. Some may enjoy extreme stimulation and the radical shifts that go with it, but balance affords us something far better…
Personal depth and inner peace.
