““Renunciation Suzuki Roshi said, “Renunciation is not giving up the things of this world, but accepting that they go away.” Everything is impermanent; sooner or later everything goes away. Renunciation is a state of nonattachment, acceptance of this going away. Impermanence is, in fact, just another name for perfection. Leaves fall; debris and garbage accumulate; out of the debris come flowers, greenery, things that we think are lovely. Destruction is necessary. A good forest fire is necessary. The way we interfere with forest fires may not be a good thing. Without destruction, there could be no new life; and the wonder of life, the constant change, could not be. We must live and die. And this process is perfection itself.””
![“The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]” quote by Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0fc/ramakrishna-2451_all-things_the-world-is-impermanent-all-things-chan_2464854.jpg)
