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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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Suffering: How We Create It

Serial: BZ-01171

The Meaning of Forgiveness and How We Free Ourselves, Saturday Lecture

Suffering, Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Hate, War, Renunciation,...
Jun 24 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

The Paramitas: Meditation

Serial: BZ-01169A

Sesshin Day 3

Samadhi, Composure, Renunciation, Right Effort, Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Peace,...
Jun 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Dynamic Awareness Beyond Perception

Serial: RB-03112B

Seminar_Heartfelt_Desire

Work, Practice, Renunciation
Jun 2006
Rastenberg

Six "Wrong" Ways of Practice

Serial: BZ-01231

Saturday Lecture

Practice, Obstacles, Family Practice, Instruction, Interview, Nirvana, Renunciation,...
Apr 29 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Harmony in Transition: Beyond Dogmatism

Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Ceremony, Renunciation, Funeral
Jan 24 2006

Meditation's Transformative Journey Through Change

Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Ceremony, Renunciation, Practice Period...
Jan 24 2006

Renunciation: Pathway to Selfless Enlightenment

Renunciation, Yoga, Commitment
Jan 23 2006

Beyond Enlightenment: The Bodhisattva Path

Renunciation, Desire, Commitment, Repentance, Offering
Jan 23 2006

Stories as Paths to Enlightenment

Continuous Practice, Transmission, Passions, Renunciation
Jan 17 2006

Renunciation Embraced, Liberation Unfolds

Renunciation, Commitment, Priest, Lay
Nov 27 2005

An Ordination History

Serial: BZ-01192

Saturday Lecture

Ordination, Priest, Priest, Monastic Practice, Lay Practice, Lay, Renunciation,...
Oct 08 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Hui Neng, Sixth Ancestor

Serial: BZ-01189

Gatha of the Platform Sutra, Saturday Lecture

Hui Neng, Platform Sutra, Composure, Platform Sutra, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature...
Sep 24 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Breathing Out

Serial: BZ-01186

Sesshin Day 2

Breath, Pure Existence, Renunciation, Buddha Nature, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Big...
Sep 04 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Intuition

Serial: BZ-01185

Sesshin Day 1

Intuition, Body-and-Mind, Intuition, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Commitment,...
Sep 03 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Beyond Perception: Embracing Interconnected Awakening

Confession-and-Repentance, Renunciation, Repentance, Interview, Happiness
Aug 21 2005

Zen Meditation: Transcending Duality Together

Confession-and-Repentance, Renunciation, Repentance, Interview, Happiness
Aug 21 2005

Awakening Through Interdependent Zen Practice

Confession-and-Repentance, Renunciation, Repentance, Interview, Happiness
Aug 21 2005

Zen Commitments: Balancing Renunciation and Freedom

Serial: RA-00521

08-20-05 #00270 Roshi Tenshin

Sesshin 6

Commitment and Renunciation - Receiving Precepts

1st Pure Precept - Restraint, Contraint, Boundaries

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Renunciation, Commitment, Priest, Lay
Aug 20 2005

Commitment and Renunciation - Receiving Precepts

Serial: RA-00270

08-20-05 #00270 Roshi Tenshin

Sesshin 6

Commitment and Renunciation - Receiving Precepts

1st Pure Precept - Restraint, Contraint, Boundaries

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Renunciation, Commitment, Priest, Bodhisattva Precepts, Confession-and-Repentance, Priest-and-Lay,...
Aug 20 2005

Embracing Enlightenment Through Self-Discovery

Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Renunciation, Commitment
Aug 19 2005

Interbeing: Enlightenment Through Mutual Support

Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Renunciation, Commitment
Aug 19 2005

Interdependent Enlightenment Through Samadhi Practice

Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Renunciation, Commitment
Aug 19 2005

Natural Liberation

Serial: SF-00035

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

Birth-and-Death, Freedom, Dogen, Liberation, Renunciation, Nirvana, Letting Go,...
Jun 25 2005

May 26th, 2005, Serial No. 01560

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

Samadhi: Imperturbable Mind

Serial: BZ-01322B

Lecture, one day sitting

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

Samadhi

Serial: BZ-01561

Imperturbable Mind, One-Day Sitting

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

Dharma Transmission

Serial: BZ-01321

Saturday Lecture

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

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, Precepts, Daily Life, Nirvana, Bell, Renunciation, Samsara, Balance,...
Oct 20 2004
Tassajara

Awake: The Path of Compassion

Renunciation, Mindfulness, Vow, Commitment
Aug 16 2004

Giving Up Gain and Loss

Serial: RA-00360

Sunday, July 11, 2004 - Giving Up Gain and Loss -

Tenshin Roshi

Suzuki Roshi, Renunciation, Bell, Harmonizing, Ceremony
Jul 07 2004

Lay Ordination

Serial: BZ-01266

Saturday Lecture

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

Guidelines for Studying the Way: Dogen’s Gakudo Yojin-Shu

Serial: BZ-01025B

Class 4 of 5

Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Posture, Hate, Passions, confusion,...
Jun 03 2004
4
Berkeley Zen Center

The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas: A Dogen Fascicle

Serial: BZ-01261

Saturday Lecture

Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,...
Apr 24 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

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

Supermundane Intention in Zen Practice

Intention, Nirvana, Renunciation
Sep 2003

Pursuing Enlightenment Through Tokudo

Renunciation, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Complete Perfect Enlightenment,...
Aug 13 2003

Renunciation

Serial: BZ-01350

One-Day Sitting

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

Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi

Serial: BZ-00541

Class 3 of 7

Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Non-duality, Attachment, Renunciation, Anger, Daily...
Mar 29 2003
3
Chapel Hill Zen Center

Basic Buddhism: The Life of Buddha

Serial: BZ-00466

Class 1 of 4

Four Noble Truths, Religion, Fasting, Renunciation, Demons, Interview, Chanting,...
Feb 20 2003
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Compassionate Living Beyond Strict Rules

Renunciation, Japan, Ceremony, Priest
Jan 07 2003

Zen Precepts: Compassionate Interdependence Unfolds

Bodhisattva Precepts, Renunciation, Ceremony, Samsara, Japan
Jan 07 2003

Harmonizing Precepts in Zen Practice

Bodhisattva Precepts, Renunciation, Ceremony, Samsara, Japan
Jan 07 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 Farm

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, Three...
Jul 21 2002
Green Gulch Farm

Ordination: What it Means

Serial: BZ-00145B

Lecture

Monastic Practice, Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Vinaya, Vow, Mill Valley,...
Apr 20 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Expanding Self Through Zen Practice

Serial: RB-01391

Seminar_Continuity_to_Continuum

Practice, Time, Renunciation
Feb 25 2002
Schlierbach

Sunday Lecture

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

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

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

Eightfold Path: First Two Aspects

Serial: BZ-00097B

Rohatsu Day 2

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

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