While it’s true that one can practice in a relationship, it’s more difficult to counteract attachment when one lives in an environment permeated by it. If lay life were the most effective way to practice, the Buddha himself would not have been a monastic.
Ven. Thubten Chodron
Remaining Celibate in an Environment of Attachment
By Ven. Thubten…
06
July
As we remain ordained longer and longer, we come to understand how our behavior affects other people, and we begin to feel some responsibility for the continuity of the teachings. These precious teachings, which have helped us so much, began with the Buddha.
Ven. Thubten Chodron
A Monastic’s Mind
Ven. Thubten Chodron
Excerpted from a talk given at…