The Buddhist Way to Rebuild Your Identity Abroad

“Let go like a rich person. Don’t let go like a pauper. Paupers don’t have anything before or after letting go.” That’s Thanissaro Bhikkhu, quoting his teacher Ajaan Lee, in a dhamma talk called “Is ‘I Am’ the Problem?”. It’s a Buddhist teaching dealing with the notion of self, but it’s also the clearest thing […]