The Threefold Practice: A Chart

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This chart illustrates the wide range of practices that could potentially support the application of the Middle Way. Those in bold are probably the most widely applicable and effective, so are the ones we concentrate on in Middle Way Society retreats. For more details on the three forms of integration, please see the respective videos on integration of desire, integration of meaning, and integration of belief.

About Robert M Ellis

Robert M Ellis is the founder and chair of the Middle Way Society, and author of a number of books on Middle Way Philosophy, including the introductory 'Migglism' and the more in-depth 'Middle Way Philosophy' series. He has a Christian background, and about 20 years' past experience of practising Buddhism, but it was his Ph.D. studies in Philosophy that set him on the track of developing a systematic account of the Middle Way beyond any specific tradition. He has earned his living mainly by teaching, and more recently by online tutoring.

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