I like to win people over or co-opt or compromise, not the core of my values, but I seek the middle way, and I tried to do that.

我喜欢赢取别人的信任，或合作或妥协，这不是我的核心价值观，但我寻求中间路线，我试图做到这一点。

After years of austere practices, I realized that the middle way, a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, led to enlightenment.

经过多年的苦修，我意识到中道，一条远离自我放纵和自我折磨的中庸之道，通向证悟。