The Middle Way is not just meeting everything halfway
Not every problem is solved by splitting the difference. The Middle Way asks us to look more carefully at the path we are choosing.
Buddhist learning for everyday life.
Start here
You do not need to know all the words, or be certain what you believe. Begin with understanding, then connect one idea with an ordinary choice.
The Four Noble Truths
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Five Precepts
The Four Brahmavihāras
One Dhamma, Many Traditions: Rethinking Buddhist Unity in Malaysia
Where Do I Fit? A Young Malaysian’s Guide to Buddhist Traditions
A small glossary
- Dhamma / Dharma
- The Buddha’s teaching; the term has other meanings in context.
- Dukkha
- Suffering, stress or unsatisfactoriness; more than ordinary sadness.
- Dāna
- Generosity and giving.
- Sīla
- Ethical conduct and training.
- Bhāvanā
- Cultivation or development, including mental cultivation.