Parent:: [[Noble 8-fold Path]] # Majjhimā paṭipadā (The Middle Path) The Middle Path was well explained in the first discourse given by the Buddha: ![[SN56.11 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta#^middle-path|SN56.11]] ## Balanced Energy — Avoid both Laziness and Restlessness, Constricted or Scattered ![[SN51.20 Vibhaṅgasutta#^not-lax-or-tight-constricted-nor-scattered]] ## Sutta - SN56.11 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/sujato), [[SN56.11 Dhammacakkappavattanasutta|SN56.11]]) - 2 extremes should be avoided: **kāmasukhallikānuyogo** and **attakilamathānuyogo** - SN42.12 Rāsiyasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn42.12/en/sujato)) - **(Important)** #buddha/vibhanga Detailed analysis of the 2 extremes of seeking sense pleasure and mortifications!! - Praises and criticisms of **10 different ways** seeking **sensual pleasure** and wealth! - Praises and criticisms of **3 different ways** a seeker of **self mortifications**! - MN25 Nivāpasutta - Buddha compares **deer in forest** and how they make their own arrangements to escape from the hunter’s net. #deer - AN6.61 Majjhesutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an6.61/en/sujato)) - 6 monks debating on the middle path :) - [[SN44.10 Ānandasutta]] - Buddha rejected both of Vacchagotta's questions when he asked the self "exists", or "not exists" — indicating both are wrong views that falls into one extreme.