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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On Addiction

Leading ourselves out of addiction

Taking refuge in drugs or alcohol simply leads to more destructive, addictive behavior, which then…

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Teachings by Geshe Sopa

Chapter 6: Verses 8-21

An explanation of anger as an enemy and the special quality of patience. Teaching the…

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Venerable teaching at Thösamling Institute in India.
Monastic Life

How to approach Dharma practice

Practical advice on applying the Dharma in everyday life, making the teachings transform our minds…

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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2008-09

Wisdom, renunciation, and attachment

A discussion covering the topics of great and profound wisdom, emptiness and attachment, how vipassana…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 32-3: Renouncing suffering

The importance of generating renunciation and really getting a feel for wanting to be free…

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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2008-09

Reflecting on dukkha to fuel renunciation

How an awareness of dissatisfaction can fuel the practice, and how silence in retreat is…

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Venerable Chodron teaching.
Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

The welfare of all beings

What it means to work for the wellbeing and happiness of all sentient beings. Seeing…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Monastic life in America

Advice for those considering ordination, putting the aspiration in the framework of Buddhism, monasticism, and…

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Venerable Chodron and other monastics in the meditation hall during the 2014 Pravarana ceremony.
Western Monastics

The challenge of the future

Does Western Buddhism need a monastic sangha? If so, what should their role be? What…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 14-1: The prison of cyclic existence

Determination to be free, aspiration for enlightenment to benefit sentient beings and liberate them, wisdom…

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Dharma in Action

How to live in modern times

A Buddhist perspective on contemporary issues ranging from fundamentalism to the environment.

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