Understanding Middle Path
Explore dialectics, doing and being, the Middle Path, radical acceptance and Wise Mind together.
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- Concepts
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- Modules
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- Situations
Guiding idea
Start here if black-and-white thinking needs to be dissolved and a dialectical middle found.
One possible starting point
Wise Mind
When, before the next step, an inner orientation is needed that takes both feelings and reason seriously.
Also in: Distress Tolerance · Emotion Regulation · Interpersonal Effectiveness
Other options
Dialectic
When, before actually choosing a skill, a dialectical framework is needed to maintain tension between two seemingly opposing truths.
Also in: Mindfulness · Distress Tolerance · Emotion Regulation · Interpersonal Effectiveness
Doing Mind and Being Mind
If, before further activism or withdrawal, it must first be clarified whether doing or being is the more harmonious mode.
Also in: Distress Tolerance · Emotion Regulation
Middle Path
When black and white patterns have to be softened so that more than one seemingly only correct position becomes conceivable.
Also in: Distress Tolerance · Interpersonal Effectiveness
Radical Acceptance
When what is needed is not primary understanding or change, but rather recognition of facticity.
Also in: Emotion Regulation · Mindfulness
How the entries connect
These entries explore the Middle Path from different perspectives: dialectics, doing and being, radical acceptance and Wise Mind. Their detail pages explain the concepts and their application; here you can choose an entry point.