The Vimalakirti Sutra 20 | The Mahayana Way to Live Free in the World

Do we need to escape the world in order to be free? In this episode of the Vimalakirti Sutra, Khenpo Sodargye explains a profound Mahayana answer: true freedom is not running away from life, but living within the world without grasping.

Vimalakīrti teaches Rahula that genuine renunciation is beyond external labels. It means realizing emptiness, giving rise to bodhicitta, and remaining among beings in order to help them.

✨ In this teaching, you will explore

🪷 Why the Vimalakirti Sutra gives hope through emptiness and luminosity 🪷 Why long-term Dharma study transforms confusion into clarity 🪷 What Rahula teaches about the value of leaving home 🪷 Why Vimalakīrti says true renunciation is beyond merit and benefit 🪷 How to understand emptiness without rejecting cause and effect 🪷 Why true practitioners remain joyful and composed amid difficulties 🪷 How bodhicitta allows us to practice liberation within ordinary life

This teaching is especially meaningful for modern practitioners who wish to bring Buddhist wisdom into family, work, relationships, and everyday responsibilities.