The second set of interviews from Adhisthana with Parami around the 'anagarikas' convention - a gathering of Buddhist women and men dedicated to living a simple, free, contented life and expressing that in part through the practice of celibacy. Today we meet two men anagarikas from Essen in Germany - Pramodya and Nirmala - who describe their experience of living this way and its effect on their sense of wellbeing.

For more on this subject, see writings on celibacy: https://thebuddhistcentre.com/highlights/suvarnaprabha-writings-celibacy-ebook

Or listen to Suvarnaprabha speak about her decision to take this step before her recent death:
https://thebuddhistcentre.com/highlights/triratna-america-suvarnaprabha-becoming-anagarika

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