Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Four renunciations are very helpful for meditation and
should be kept in mind. These are given by the guru
Gampopa and overcome four bad conditions, as follows:
a. Renounce one's native place to get rid of the evil
condition of cause.
"You have both become bhiksus and now live far
from your homeland; it is good," commented the
yogi.
b. Renounce the occasions of all the five sorrows. For
example, if one does not go to the market, or to the
houses of prostitutes or to gambling dens, then one
limits the sorrows' arising, thus cutting off the evil
conditions that accompany them.
c. Renounce evil friends and so rid oneself of the evils
of condition.
d. Renounce the inner four desires: for unhealthy
emotions, beauty, food, and sexual intercourse; thereby
the evil condition of continuity is cut off.
These conditions and their riddance are very important.
3. Distress Caused by Demons
a. Types of Demons. Firstly, one should know what
sorts of demons there are. In the sutras, a group of four
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