THE MIDDLE PATH:

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THE MIDDLE PATH: One day the Buddha was sitting under a tree,

practising severe austerities. A group of singers passed by singing: "

O singer, don't draw the strings of your lute too tightly lest they

break; don't slack them so much that they will not make music. The

Buddha instantly realized that his body was like a stringed

instrument. By severe self-denial he was defeating his purpose. The

same would be the result if he over indulged himself. He understood

that he must keep to the middle path. – Swami Muktananda One day the

Buddha was sitting under a tree, practising severe austerities. A

group of singers passed by singing: " O singer, don't draw the strings

of your lute too tightly lest they break; don't slack them so much

that they will not make music. The Buddha instantly realized that his

body was like a stringed instrument. By severe self-denial he was

defeating his purpose. The same would be the result if he over

indulged himself. He understood that he must keep to the middle path. –

Swami Muktananda