Entering the Rains Retreat (Vassa)

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Entering the Rains Retreat (Vassa)

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Video explaining this custom of Buddhist monks.
Bhikkhu Gavesako
Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)

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Re: Entering the Rains Retreat (Vassa)

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Thank you Bhante Gavesako

:bow:
Four types of letting go:

1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things

- Ajahn Brahm
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