Renunciation or Non-Attachment? | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Nov 28, 2022 · 38m

Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question:

"Is renunciation or non-attachment the better practice?"

Ajahn explains that both terms are often used largely synonymous, and that therefore it's not so much a question of 'either-or'. Both practices are concerned with 'letting go'.

But it's also possible to understand these two terms with different nuances of meaning.

On the one hand, one can 'renounce' something, even if one still has attachment to it. For example, someone may observe 8 precepts and not eat in the evening. He is 'renouncing' the evening meal for that day. However, he may still be…