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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Venerable Thubten Chodron 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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Petra McWilliams - Jun 18, 2011
Petra McWilliams The secret to happiness
Reflections on the benefits of doing a three-year retreat, and how letting go of self-cherishing…
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Practicing for a loved one who is ill
Advice for a student struggling with her Dharma practice since the onset of her mother's…
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Letter to those considering monastic ordination
Advice and resources for those considering monastic life, and special advice for those who are…
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Western Buddhist nuns
What it's like to be a Buddhist nun in the West, the challenges faced and…
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Benefits of studying the grounds and paths
The motivations of different levels of spiritual practitioners, and why it is beneficial to study…
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