Middle Path: Daily Buddhism

A short Buddhist teaching every day, a practice to carry, and a quiet place to sit.

Middle Path is a 12-week course on the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, the heart of the Buddha's early teaching. Each week takes one step of the path. Each day brings a teaching in the morning, a practice at midday and a reflection in the evening. After week 12 the wheel turns again and week 1 begins with new eyes.

EACH DAY
- A short teaching in plain words
- One practice to carry through the day
- A question to reflect on in the evening
- A one-minute sit, and a streak that counts the days you read or sit

THE PATH
- Weeks 1 to 4: the Four Noble Truths
- Weeks 5 to 12: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration
- A lesson for every week, with a verse from the Dhammapada and practices for the week

READ ALOUD
Listen to any lesson or the day's teaching. The player follows along sentence by sentence, with 15-second skips and speed control.

SIT
A calm meditation timer with a breathing guide and a bell at the start and end. Turn on Apple Health to save each sit as mindful minutes.

REMINDERS AND WIDGETS
Gentle reminders in the morning, at midday and in the evening, at the times you choose. Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets keep the day's step in view.

CAREFULLY SOURCED
Every quotation comes word for word from F. Max Muller's public-domain translation of the Dhammapada. The teachings are original writing in plain words, based on the early Buddhist texts, and every source is listed in the app and was checked.

FREE, WITH ONE PURCHASE FOR THE REST
Free for good: weeks 1 to 4, a teaching every day, read-aloud, 1 to 5 minute sits, reminders and widgets. On the days of a locked week, a free practice from weeks 1 to 4 is ready, so there is never a dead end.
Middle Path Plus is $9.99 once, not a subscription: weeks 5 to 12, sits of 10 to 30 minutes or open-ended, five bells, interval bells, a warm-up, rain, forest or a soft drone, and your choice of reading voice. Family Sharing is on.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no ads, no tracking. Middle Path collects no data, and your progress stays on your iPhone.

Middle Path is for anyone curious about the Buddha's teaching, from any tradition or none. It is not a substitute for a teacher, or for medical or mental health care.