{"id":410,"date":"2019-05-16T08:04:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T08:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anandamonastery.org\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2019-06-25T22:12:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:12:30","slug":"swami-kriyananda-on-renunciation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anandamonastery.org\/swami-kriyananda-on-renunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Swami Kriyananda on Renunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renunciation, as practiced at Ananda Monasteries, is mostly an inner practice which focuses on what we<\/em> give, rather than what we<\/em> give up. Ultimately,<\/em> “Renunciation means nothing less than the gift to God of oneself.”<\/p>\n

From Affirmations for Self-Healing<\/em>,
\nby Swami Kriyananda<\/p>\n

Renunciation means turning one\u2019s back on non-essentials, that we may give our whole attention to the Lord. We might think of renunciation as an investment, which initially may seem a loss, but in time becomes multiplied to many times its original worth. The least gift that we give to God will return to us, in divine blessings, a thousandfold. Renunciation means nothing less than the gift to God of oneself.<\/p>\n

Renunciation is of the heart. It isn\u2019t what you wear, or the outward rules you follow. When you renounce all for God, you hold that renunciation as a precious secret between you and Him. All your desires, all your ambitions, then, are for Him alone.<\/p>\n

Affirmation<\/strong>
\nI spurn the tempting magic of this world, with its rainbow bubbles, ever ready to burst. See where I fly: high above the tall mountains. I am free! I am free!<\/p>\n

Prayer<\/strong>
\nLord, help me to see that in no outward experience will I ever find fulfillment. All that my heart has ever sought awaits me in Thee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>