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In today\\u2019s FBA Podcast, \\u201cRenunciation \\u2013 Tasting Freedom,\\u201d Saddhanandi says at the beginning of this talk that she\\u2019s concerned she won\\u2019t fully convey the depth of inspiration she feels about her theme \\u2013 she shouldn\\u2019t have worried, she does it full justice. Her various approaches to her subject include renunciation as giving up unreal expectations, as giving up compulsion, as continuity of purpose and commitment to values, as establishing freedom, as not being blown by the worldly winds. One of her telling quotes is \\u201d \\u2026 there is no spiritual development without renunciation, and no renunciation without spiritual development \\u2026\\u201d

This is the first of three talks given on the 2009 UK Women\\u2019s Order / Mitra Event. It\\u2019s based on the first section of Tsongkhapa\\u2019s short text \\u201cThe Three Principle Aspects of the Path\\u201d.

The other talks in the series are \\u201cGenerating Bodhi Mind\\u201d by Vajratara, and \\u201cThe Path of the Buddha\\u2019s Delight\\u201d by Samantabhadri.

Given at Taraloka, May 2009.