Buddhability Shorts is a monthly series where we break down a Buddhist concept or common life challenge we’ve touched on in an interview. Today we’re talking about feeling constrained by things like our income, relationships and obligations.

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Resources:

Discussions on Youth, revised edition, pp. 269–82.

The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, pp. 16–19.