The Middle Path



The Buddha talked about the Middle Path. I interpret that as not being lost in the austere silence of emptiness or the wild dance of form. It is to be both, at the same time. The Ardhanarishwara. The Enlightened Householder. The Lotus in the mud pool. Being in the world, but not of the world. If so, then i wonder why there are so many Buddhist monks and nuns. So many 'renunciates'. What are they renouncing?