It is hard to live
the life of renunciation;
its challenges
are difficult to find pleasant.
Yet it is also hard to live
the householder’s life;
there is pain
when associating with those
among whom one feels no companionship.
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The power of community
Posted by sharanam on May 12, 2011
https://sharanam.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/the-power-of-community/
Some challenges of living a contemplative life today
There are several topics that come up a lot for me of late, and they seem to bring up some discomfort and concern around how Buddhism is integrating into Western culture. The issues are:
1) The subject of dana and generosity, and how it has not very successfully been translated here; and
2) The issue of gender inequality and the general lack of (recognized as such) realized women teachers within the Buddhist institution — the same can be said for lack of racial diversity; as well as
3) The challenges for monasticism, particularly for women in the Theravada tradition.
Posted by sharanam on September 21, 2010
https://sharanam.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/some-challenges-of-living-a-contemplative-life-today/
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