The Middle Path

The Middle Path

A practical approach to living a balanced, meaningful and successful life.

About the Book

The Middle Path presents a practical approach to living a balanced and meaningful life. It explores how we can deal with the pressures, conflicts and expectations of everyday life without losing our peace of mind.

The book encourages us to look at life realistically, make our own decisions and find a sensible balance between extremes. Its ideas are based on everyday experiences and are intended to help readers understand themselves, their relationships and the situations they face.

Book Details

Language: English
Edition: Third Edition
Pages: 160
Size: 22.5 × 14 cm
Thickness: 2 cm
Weight: 500 g
Price: ₹1,200
Copies available: 10

ISBN: 978-81-967750-0-1
Original ISBN: 81-88339-00-8

Synopsis

The Middle Path — The Way to Success is written for people who, because of difficult circumstances, disappointment, failure or suffering, may lose interest in life and begin to feel that giving up is the only option.

The book begins with a simple but important idea: your life is precious. Your survival is as important as the survival of others. When a person finds himself or herself in a grave situation, the answer is not to surrender to despair, but to look for the best possible way out.

Madhyam Marg—the Middle Path—is not a compromise or submission to circumstances. It is a practical way of dealing with the complex situations of life by remaining flexible and keeping today’s realities in mind. It lies between ideals and the practical world in which we actually live.

The book examines the pressures created by society, relationships, expectations, personal beliefs and our own thinking. It encourages the reader to understand that nobody can always come to our rescue. We must learn to take responsibility for our own lives, think clearly and find our own way forward.

At its heart, The Middle Path is a book about survival, self-responsibility and the importance of one’s own existence. It reminds us that however difficult a situation may appear, we should not allow a temporary crisis to decide the value or the ending of our life.

The middle path is not about giving up. It is about finding another way to move forward.

Contents of the Book

  1. Churning — Playing With the Mind — Page 1
  2. Madhyam Marg — Page 25
  3. The Way to Success — Page 43
    • Success in Personal Life
    • Success in Professional Life
  4. Simple Thinking High Living — Page 115

The fifth item from your actual Index is:

5. The Omnipotent — Story

Page 133

Sample Pages From the Book