“Moving into Stillness” Sunday, February 19, 2023, from 9:30 am-2 pm. Theme is “Compassion.”
Dear Friends,
Today we are going to look at one of the ten Perfections called “renunciation” or “relinquishing” originating from the Pali word nekkhamma. In Buddhist teachings this means letting go of material things as well as mental views, concepts, and ideas to which we may have been clinging for years, things that can cause us stress, suffering, dukkha, or insufficiency.
A simple action that can be helpful in terms of relinquishing is this: perhaps once or twice a year— choose something to give away that you care about, that has value to you. There’s no need to give away something that will dramatically change your lifestyle or that induces resentment in your family. Give away something you like and that you feel willing to part with. During the entire process of selecting and relinquishing, be mindful of your feelings. This can be more challenging than it may at first appear, but it can help us prepare for the day when we must let go of all that we hold dear.