renunciation
Renunciation, or the determination to be free, is the attitude aspiring to be free from all suffering and to attain the liberation that is freedom from cyclic existence.
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Zopa Herron Supporting monastics in the West
Long-time practitioner Kathleen Herron (also known as Zopa) shares her Dharma adventures as a lay…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron What we are giving up
What we are giving up when we yearn for renunciation and practice dharma.
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How we normally lead our life and the importance of listening to our heart to…
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Review Quiz 1: Questions 9-10
The conclusion of the review of the Fundamental Vehicle quiz.
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Summary of the Fundamental Vehicle
A summary of the grounds and paths of the Fundamental Vehicle.
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The four seals of Buddhism
The four seals—the four basic principles shared by all Buddhists—determine whether a given doctrine is…
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The Buddha’s homeless life
A continuing examination of the Buddha's life, his period of austere practices, and a discussion…
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The householder’s life
Examining the householder's life and the holy life, considering the reactions of family and friends…
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Asanga’s hearer’s grounds
An explanation of the 10 points of Asanga's hearer's grounds and how meditating on these…
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Hearer’s path of accumulation
How the hearer enters the path of accumulation through developing the determination to be free…
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Tenzin Chogkyi Vinaya is the best retreat manual
A group of long-term retreatants discover that the Buddha's system of ethical conduct in the…
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Advice for someone considering ordination
Venerable Chodron offers advice to an aspiring monastic who asks how to know when it's…
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