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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Practicing the path beyond the meditation cushion including how to apply thought training in daily…
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Long-time practitioner Kathleen Herron (also known as Zopa) shares her Dharma adventures as a lay…
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What we are giving up when we yearn for renunciation and practice dharma.
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The conclusion of the review of the Fundamental Vehicle quiz.
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