Tap into the alternative culture of the noble ones so that you can step out of the world outside — into a bigger outside, the outside of a mind that’s liberated.
"So even though you may not be able to step outside of America right now, or whatever country you’re in, one of the reasons we have a monastic order is that it is an alternative society, with an alternative culture. The values are those set forth by noble ones, who say that these values are really helpful for the sake of release. It’s like having a subversive alternative culture here in our country, one that you can tap into so that you can step out of the world outside — into a bigger outside, the outside of a mind that’s liberated. You’re with people who live by the values set down by someone who was liberated, in which you find that you have a different identity where you’re not measured by your job or your family. You’re measured by the way you’re generous, the way that you’re virtuous, the care that you put into training your mind. These are different values entirely. And by measuring your generosity, it’s not in terms of how much you give, it’s more your willingness to give ...