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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Natural Liberation

Serial: SF-00035

Sunday talk.
Buddha teaches liberation; methods of liberation; birth and death is itself nirvana.

Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Renunciation, Nirvana, Freedom, Letting Go, Samsara,...
Jun 26 2005

Natural Liberation

Serial: SF-00916

Sunday Lecture: Buddha only teaches what leads to liberation; methods of liberation: 1 - Hinayana - renunciation; 2 - Mahayana- purification; 3 - Vajrayana - transformation; 4...

Birth-and-Death, Liberation, Renunciation, Nirvana, Letting Go, Freedom, Samsara,...
Jun 26 2005
Green Gulch

May 26th, 2005, Serial No. 01560

Five Ranks, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi, Duality, Separation, Buddha Nature, Doubt,...
May 26 2005

May 8th, 2005, Serial No. 01322, Side B

Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation, Composure, Platform Sutra,...
May 08 2005

Samadhi

Serial: BZ-01561

Imperturbable Mind, One-Day Sitting

Samadhi, Imperturbability, Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation,...
May 08 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

May 7th, 2005, Serial No. 01321

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice...
May 07 2005

Dharma Transmission

Serial: BZ-01550

Saturday Lecture

Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Ego, Renunciation,...
May 07 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra Class

Serial: SF-03554

Dining Room Class 3

Lotus Sutra, Describe, Precepts, Daily Life, Nirvana, Bell, Renunciation, Samsara,...
Oct 20 2004
Tassajara

Lay Ordination

Serial: BZ-01266

Saturday Lecture

Zaike Tokudo, Three Refuges, Precepts, Priest, Big Mind, Ordination, Lay Practice,...
Jun 12 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

June 3rd, 2004, Serial No. 01025, Side B

Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Posture, Hate, Passions, confusion,...
Jun 03 2004

April 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01261

Greed, Continuous, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation, Liberation,...
Apr 24 2004

Things to be Mindful of in the New Year

Serial: BZ-01377

Is a Six-pack and Pornography Practice?, Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Practice, Daily Life, Commitment, Addiction, Big Mind, Doubt, Family...
Dec 13 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Renunciation

Serial: BZ-01350

One-Day Sitting

Renunciation, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Silent Illumination, Posture, Concentration...
Jul 20 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

March 29th, 2003, Serial No. 00541

Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Non-duality, Attachment, Renunciation, Anger, Daily...
Mar 29 2003

February 2nd, 2003, Serial No. 00466

Four Noble Truths, Religion, Fasting, Renunciation, Demons, Interview, Chanting,...
Feb 02 2003

Seven Principles for Preventing Decline

Serial: SF-00935

Dhammapada, 9/11, we are not well, cause of great peace, Huey Johnson, the soldiers will have their way, dogs of war, Dalai Lama, pinpoint causes, 'Guns, Germs, and Steel',...

Nirvana Sutra, Precepts, Daily Life, Religion, Interdependence, Renunciation,...
Sep 15 2002
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Serial: SF-00981

Buddhist culture rooting in California, purpose of ZC, banana in his back pocket, Puccini, motherhood, livelihood, Buddhahood, statuary invoking our higher purpose, Bodhisattva...

Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Perfect Wisdom, Triple...
Jul 21 2002
Green Gulch

Way-seeking Mind

Serial: SF-04024

Tanto job, informal very ZC (?)

Suzuki Roshi, Letting Go, Doubt, Daily Life, Practice Period, Tassajara, confusion,...
Jun 12 2002
City Center

April 20th, 2002, Serial No. 00145, Side B

Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Vinaya, Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Mill Valley,...
Apr 20 2002

Sunday Lecture

Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Humility, Buddha Ancestors, New Year, Liberation,...
Dec 30 2001
Green Gulch

December 5th, 2001, Serial No. 00112, Side B

Buddha Mind, Renunciation, Sekito Kisen, Karmic Consciousness, Building
Dec 05 2001

December 3rd, 2001, Serial No. 00097, Side B

Right Speech, Renunciation, Four Noble Truths, Daily Life, Building, Impermanence,...
Dec 03 2001

Yogacara Dharmas

Serial: BZ-00088B

Four Unfixed Dharmas, Sesshin Day 1

Yogachara, Birth-and-Death, Precious Mirror, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Study Period,...
Sep 01 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

One Hundred Dharmas

Serial: BZ-00087A

Saturday Lecture

Anger, Ego, Greed, Patience, Enthusiasm, Renunciation, Mandala, Skandas, confusion,...
Aug 11 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Eight Major Afflictions

Serial: BZ-00084B

Saturday Lecture

Monkey Mind, Hindrances, confusion, Renunciation, Greed, Evil, Nirvana, Duality,...
Jul 28 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Ten Beneficial Dharmas

Serial: BZ-00084A

Saturday Lecture

Anger, Karma, Doubt, Greed, Equanimity, Renunciation, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Sixth...
Jul 21 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

June 2nd, 2001, Serial No. 00102, Side B

Right Effort, Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Concentration, Mindfulness,...
Jun 02 2001

Sunday Lecture

Study Period, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Liberation, Instruction, Renunciation...
Jan 28 2001
Green Gulch

January 8th, 2001, Serial No. 00067

Priest, training, Four Noble Truths, Fundraising, Renunciation, Dharma Transmission,...
Jan 08 2001

2001.01.03-serial.00066

soto, Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Nirvana, Renunciation, Oneness, Suzuki Roshi,...
Jan 03 2001

September 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00920

Karma, Offering, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Bodhisattva Vow, Skandas, Liberation,...
Sep 30 2000

September 23rd, 2000, Serial No. 02734

confusion, Four Noble Truths, Interdependence, Renunciation, Buddha Ancestors,...
Sep 23 2000
Unknown

September 9th, 2000, Serial No. 00919

Offering, Skandas, Attachment, Mahayana, Vows, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Liberation,...
Sep 09 2000

Genjokoan Commentary

Serial: BZ-00082A

Sesshin Day 1

Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Continuous, Renunciation, Lay Practice, Absolute-and-...
Sep 02 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

May 4th, 2000, Serial No. 00856

Right Speech, Right Effort, Four Noble Truths, Renunciation, Non-violence,...
May 04 2000

April 27th, 2000, Serial No. 00857

Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, resistance, Attachment, Renunciation, War,...
Apr 27 2000

Marathon Practice of Intention

Serial: BZ-00199B

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Intention, Renunciation, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Zazen Mind,...
Nov 06 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Sunday Lecture

Precepts, Balance, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil, Vows, Renunciation, Non-duality,...
Sep 26 1999
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Serial: SF-01872

Duplicate

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Balance, Vows, Evil, Renunciation, Non-duality,...
Sep 26 1999
Green Gulch

September 2nd, 1999, Serial No. 00673

Subject-and-Object, Continuous, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Emotions, Diversity,...
Sep 02 1999

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 1/8)

Serial: BZ-00078A

Sesshin Day 1

Genjokoan, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Impermanence...
Jun 23 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

One-day Sitting Lecture

Birth-and-Death, Ceremony, Bodhidharma, Renunciation, Two Truths, Letting Go, Vows,...
May 15 1999
Green Gulch

February 18th, 1999, Serial No. 00152

Serial: NC-00152

Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 2 - 1990s

OSB Cam, Continuous, Enthusiasm, Renunciation, Instruction, Emotions
Feb 18 1999

Shikantaza: "To Forget The Self"

Serial: BZ-00190A

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Continuous, Soto Zen, Offering, Renunciation,...
Jan 16 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

January 9th, 1999, Serial No. 00189, Side B

War, Precepts, Separation, Culture, Religion, Building, Renunciation, Hate, Doubt,...
Jan 09 1999

January 2nd, 1999, Serial No. 04060

Vows, Right Effort, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi, Renunciation, Happiness, Emptiness, Soto...
Jan 02 1999
Unknown

December 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 00184, Side B

Demons, Priest, Interview, Tassajara, Precepts, Religion, Non-attachment, War,...
Dec 03 1998

November 21st, 1998, Serial No. 00440, Side B

Precepts, Vows, Liberation, Dependent Origination, Lineage, Renunciation,...
Nov 21 1998

November 19th, 1998, Serial No. 00837

Chanting, Separation, Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Offering,...
Nov 19 1998

Five Aspects of Practice

Serial: BZ-00352B

Sesshin Day 3

Practice, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Continuous, Renunciation, Aspects of...
Jun 26 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

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