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What sacrifice does practice require?

RichardHRichardH Veteran
edited August 2010 in Buddhism Basics
What do you need to sacrifice in Buddhist practice? What in your current way of life do you need to give up?



.....apart from "suffering" :rolleyes:.



Thank you

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  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited August 2010
    video games. not give up entirely but I shouldn't miss my meditation for the day due to playing them.

    drinking. so that I am not under the influence during my meditation session which I do at dusk. (and dawn if I wake that early which is sometimes). I really like the light of dawn and dusk.

    feeling peaceful. Sometimes when I read advanced (for me) texts such as Jewel Ornament of Liberation I get some anxiety. A couple times I was taking a course on a text and I didn't complete the assigned reading.
  • edited August 2010
    For me, the internet. I spend waaaaaay too much time surfing the internet without any purpose whatsoever. It's really kind of silly to spend hours in front of the computer without actually doing anything at all. Now, if I could use that time to study or meditate or something....
  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    edited August 2010
    See my new signature. :)
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited August 2010
    fivebells wrote: »
    See my new signature.

    That hits home.



    It puts you in an interesting spot fivebells. Every post you make will be measured against that signature.
  • TreeLuvr87TreeLuvr87 Veteran
    edited August 2010
    For me, drinking and smoking. Working on it.
  • edited August 2010
    My compulsive desire to know the and control the future.
  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    edited August 2010
    Richard H wrote: »
    It puts you in an interesting spot fivebells. Every post you make will be measured against that signature.
    I know, that's the idea.
  • edited August 2010
    The need for approval from others ("What will such and such friend think if I tell him I'm trying to practice Buddhism?!?")
  • edited August 2010
    i should probably give up my habit of compulsively strangling fresh born puppies to death. other than that, my zen practice doesn't demand that much for me to sacrifice except strangling fresh born puppies to death and then feeding them to fresh born kittens. MOOHOO HAHA!!!!!! FRESH BORN PUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited August 2010
    fivebells wrote: »
    I know, that's the idea.
    That would rule out maybe 90% of my posts.... easily.
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