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Renunciation Talks

Renunciation (or renouncing) is the act of rejecting something, particularly something that the renunciant has previously enjoyed or endorsed.
In religion, renunciation often indicates an abandonment of pursuit of material comforts, in the interests of achieving Enlightenment, Liberation, or Kevala Jnana, for example as practiced in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism respectively. In Hinduism, the renounced order of life is sannyāsa; in Buddhism, the Pali word for "renunciation" is nekkhamma, conveying more specifically "giving up the world and leading a holy life" or "freedom from lust, craving and desires". (See also sangha, bhikkhu, bhikkhuni, and śramaṇa.) In Christianity, some denominations have a tradition of renunciation of the Devil.
Renunciation of citizenship is the formal process by which a person voluntarily relinquishes the status of citizen of a specific country. A person can also renounce property, as when a person submits a disclaimer of interest in property that has been left to them in a will.
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Sunday Lecture Letting Go, Monastic Practice, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Karma, Practice Period... |
Feb 01 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Majjhima Nikaya Evil, Liberation, Greed, Renunciation, confusion, Hate, Enemies, Delusion, Precepts... |
Jul 08 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Eight Stages of Monastic LifeSerial: SF-03132 Sunday Lecture - monastic way of wholeness, a sacred way, a sacred place, a clear pace that lives at the bottom of our hearts and is reflected back to us in a religious life.... Monastic Practice, Lineage, Commitment, Letting Go, Practice Period, Renunciation,... |
Sep 29 1996 Green Gulch Farm |
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Jukai: Gateway to Spiritual Awakening Precepts, Ceremony, Dragons, Vow, Lineage, Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
Jun 12 1996 Unknown |
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Shantideva Class Anger, Enemies, Letting Go, Renunciation, Happiness, Concentration, Patience,... |
May 02 1995 Unknown |
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Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Awareness Renunciation, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony... |
May 18 1989 Tassajara |