for one on the monk's path, the simple act of letting go, ironically brings more (I). consistent renunciation brings more and more.  priests probably set out to be monks and got tempted when they realised they could habitually advise kings, and therefore occupy a position higher than them in the society.

(i) there's an old zen saying (all zen sayings are old, the new ones haven't been repeated long enough, and are referred to as 'said-once-that-time-ing's ) which goes like this :