Dhammapada verse 155, renunciation, youth, medicine, foundation, story, wealthy parents, education, poor, unshakeable realisation, fundamental principle, building a house, Ajahn Chah, visiting the West, going without to develop, affluence, option fatigue, overwhelmed, anxiety, entitlement, gratification, agrarian society, pre-internet, true principles, trust, merely reading, sport, music, medicine, research, Mozart, confidence in the Buddha, support, deluded ego, Four Noble Truths, craving, wholesome desire, Kosambi, trust, conflating belief and faith, friend, ‘my way’, attam saranam gacchami, anger, fear, anxiety, irrational, public speaking, smoking cigarettes, apparent reality, actuality, embodied mindfulness, intentional restraint, smart phone, confidence, addiction, self-respect, integrity, precepts, patience, ultimate transformer, wise reflection, disappointment, the past, countering, compassionate awareness, the Buddha’s last words, strive on towards fruition.
