If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. — Ajahn Chah
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Renunciation as a practice
A few days ago I posted about renunciation and how it often seems minimized in Western practice. Any reader of the suttas knows what a central role renunciation plays in the teaching. The entire purpose of the monastic lifestyle is…
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Refuge in the Dharma – Coming to terms with Reality and Renunciation
This post is about “Cutting Through Material Spiritualism” by Chogyam Trungpa, a dharma book being read by the #BuddhaBkClb group located on Twitter at #BuddhaBkClb and in this online forum. Most expositions on the three refuges of Buddhism – The…
Skipping Dinner
For the past few months I’ve been skipping dinner most Tuesdays and Thursdays. I was inspired to do this by the monastic practice of not eating after noon. Unlike the traditional monastic practice, I have two meals early in the…
