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The middle way A long time ago in Lumbini, a small town in Nepal, a prince was born; his name was Siddhartha. Siddhartha's father was very protective of him, because when he was young, an ascetic called Asita came to the king and said, "Siddhartha will never be king but he will be a great leader". The king made sure that Siddhartha never saw any suffering, so he never had reason to leave the palace. However one day after a parade Siddhartha saw two old men, he followed them and finally saw what his father had tried to hide from him; old age, disease, poverty and death. This upset Siddhartha and he decided to leave the palace. A fog descended on the palace allowing Siddhartha to leave and symbolising the beginning of his journey towards enlightenment. After leaving the palace Siddhartha spent many years as an Ascetic (a person who starve...

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