In #Buddhism #renunciation is about more than just living alone...
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn21.10

Is it still "viraaga" (detachment, dispassion) if all someone wants is to just make the best dang slides on deeply technical topics?

Asking for a friend of course. 😆

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...whatever is not yours, abandon it. When you have abandoned it, that will lead to your welfare and happiness.
-SN 22.33
#buddhism #renunciation #anatta

If, by giving up lesser happiness, one could experience greater happiness, a wise person would renounce the lesser, to behold the greater.
-Dhp 290
#buddhism #happiness #renunciation

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you a 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 have complete peace.
-Ajahn Chah.
#buddhism #renunciation #lettinggo

If, by giving up lesser happiness, one could experience greater happiness, a wise person would renounce the lesser, to behold the greater.
-Dhp 290
#buddhism #happiness #renunciation

Eight-year-old Indian diamond heiress who became a nun

When a child renouncing the world is deified and the community celebrates, it can all seem like a big party to her, but Prof Nilima Mehta, a child protection consultant in Mumbai, says the "difficulty and deprivation the child will go through is immense".

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64327940

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you a 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 have complete peace.
-Ajahn Chah.
#buddhism #renunciation #lettinggo

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you a 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 have complete peace.
-Ajahn Chah.
#buddhism #renunciation #lettinggo

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you a 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 have complete peace.
-Ajahn Chah. #buddhism #renunciation #lettinggo

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect any praise or reward. 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. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end.
-Ajahn Chah. #buddhism #renunciation #lettinggo

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