Desert Stories: The Middle Way

 The Middle Way

 The monk Luke, accompanied by a disciple, crossed a village. An old man approached the Monk and asked the ascetic:

     "Holy man, how do I approach God?

     - Live your life with Joy. Praise the Creator with your bliss - was his answer.

     The two continued to walk. At that moment, a young man approached.

     "What do I do to get close to God?"

     "Try to live your life like you need to have fun all the time,” said the monk.

When the young man left, the disciple commented:

     "You do not seem to know exactly whether or not we should have fun, do you father?"

 "The spiritual pursuit is a bridge without a handrail crossing an abyss," Lucas replied. - If someone is' too close to the right side, I say to them 'to go to the left!' If they approach the border of the left side, I say to them to go 'to the right!'. The extremes always push us away from the Middle Way Path.