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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Advantages of renunciation
Explains the opening verses, and explains the importance and advantages of renunciation. Clarifies what renunciation…
View PostRecovering after Hurricane Wilma
Advice to a Buddhist group on developing renunciation and bodhicitta in the aftermath of Hurricane…
View PostMonastic practices
A discussion among Western and Asian monastics highlights some of the practices in their particular…
View PostLosing a dear one who was young
A letter from a student questioning the reason for the loss of her younger sister.
View PostIn the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Advice to two Dharma students on extending compassion to those directly suffering and those distressed…
View PostThe sense of “I” is the source of all pr...
An ordained life: a lamrim meditation on our daily life.
View PostPrecious human life
Having a precious human life, how the three poisonous attitudes affect us, importance of spiritual…
View PostWisdom fear of samsara
A teaching on the reality of cyclic existence and possibility for liberation. Reflecting on our…
View PostThe 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
Verses on developing the qualities of a bodhisattva by Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo, plus a recording…
View PostRenunciation and simplicity
For monastics of all traditions, renouncing worldly materialism and self-centeredness inspires the cultivation of genuine…
View PostWheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 43-49
Cultivate contentment instead of greed, dampen our pride, subdue our self-centeredness. No external thing can…
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