Thoughts about the middle path

Buddhism Theravada
Deprivation for its own sake is not valued. Indeed, it may be seen as a sign of attachment to one's own renunciation. The aim of the monastic lifestyle was to prevent concern for the material circumstances of life from intruding on the monk or nun's ability to engage in religious practice.

Background definitions from antiquity:
Asceticism
Sparta#Military_life
Spartan_pederasty
Vinaya Pitaka
Vinaya
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopedie (Satie) Listen: la_1_ere._lent_et_douloureux.ogg
Cubit Vitruvian_Man_Measurements Nippur_cubit

Life poetry

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
John Lennon, "Beautiful Boy"English singer & songwriter (1940 - 1980)
merci Hermann

1. http://www.mikelipkin.com/live-above-the-line.html worth the read
2. self_evaluation.html
3. audio... www.mikelipkin.com/index_media_2.html#
4. From Garry Kasparov's "la vie est une partie d'échecs" video
5. strategy without tactic is the longest path to success, tactic without strategy leads nowhere
6. planning without doing is just a waste of time.
   "Planifier sans agir est futile, agir sans planifier est fatal."
7. nous avons besoin de nos stratégies pour rester sur la trajectoire.
8. Move into your discomfort zone.
9. The Cracked Pot, we all have something to contribute.