Four Renunciations for Meditation

This text discusses four renunciations that are helpful for meditation. These renunciations are:

• Renouncing one’s native place
• Renouncing the occasions of all the five sorrows
• Renouncing evil friends
• Renouncing the inner four desires

The text also discusses the four types of demons that can cause distress during meditation.

Questions

• What are the four renunciations that are helpful for meditation?
• What are the four types of demons that can cause distress during meditation?

Answers

• The four renunciations are: renouncing one’s native place, renouncing the occasions of all the five sorrows, renouncing evil friends, and renouncing the inner four desires.
• The four types of demons that can cause distress during meditation are: maras, kleshas, avaranas, and nirvana.