“I go for Refuge to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This is what they say at that moment, and clearly it's not just a question of the recitation of a formula. It's the heartfelt response of one's total being to the impact of the truth, even the impact of Reality. One commits oneself to the truth, one surrenders to the truth, one wants to devote one's whole life to the truth.” Sangharakshita, ‘Levels of Going for Refuge’
We may be familiar with the fact that Sangharakshita has said that the act of going for refuge is what makes one a Buddhist, but what does this actually mean? How do we express Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels in our own life? How can we discover what is of most value to us, and when we have found it, surrender to it?
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