Expert: John Willemsens aka Advayavadananda - 5/7/2003

Question
Can you explain the essence of the Middle Way in a way that is understandable by my 12 year old pupils? Perhaps you could describe what it is like to follow this way.  

Answer
Hello Jeremy,
Please note that I speak for Advayavada Buddhism only.
If you want to know more about this form of Buddhism, please visit www.advayavada.nl.
As for your question, this is what it says on our site:
"The revelation of Buddhism is in its practice: According to Advayavada Buddhism, the Noble Eightfold Path is that of our best (samyak, samma) comprehension followed by our best resolution, our best enunciation, our best disposition, our best implementation, our best exertion, our best observation, and our best reflection or meditation, which brings us to a yet better comprehension, and so forth. By following the Noble Eightfold Path you get in tune with overall existence and sorrow starts disappearing. Adherence to the Five Precepts and a well-considered understanding of the Four Noble Truths suffice to start off on the Path at any time. Nirvana is, in Advayavada Buddhism, the total extinction of suffering as a result of our complete reconciliation with reality as it truly is."
To better understand this if you are a theist, replace 'overall existence' etc. by e.g. God's Will.
Kind regards,
John Willemsens (Advayavadananda).