Sunday Reflections — The path of overcoming attachment
This week, Sunday Reflections walks the path of overcoming attachment:
“Attachment is the root cause of all misery — and our mind is such that it starts clinging to each and everything. It starts becoming identified, attached, it does not know how to keep a distance; hence the misery.” ~ Rajneesh
“We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.” ~ Pema Chodron
“How do you let go of attachment to things?…Attachment to things drops away by itself when you no longer seek to find yourself in them.” ~ Eckhart Tolle
“In my life nothing goes wrong. When things seem to not meet my expectations, I let go of how I think things should be. It’s a matter of not having any attachment to any fixed outcome.” ~ Deepak Chopra
“A person who lives moment to moment… is never attached to anything. Attachment comes from the accumulated past. If you can be unattached to the past every moment, then you are always fresh, young, just born…” ~ Rajneesh
“Overcoming attachment does not mean becoming cold and indifferent. On the contrary, it means learning to have relaxed control over our mind through understanding the real causes of happiness and fulfillment, and this enables us to enjoy life more and suffer less.” ~ Kathleen McDonald
“This is the whole secret of non-attachment: live in the world, but don’t be of the world. Love people, but don’t create attachments…Live, live beautifully, live utterly, abandon yourself in the moment. But don’t look back. This is the art of non-attachment.” ~ Rajneesh
“Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them, possess them. Try to envision a relationship based on acceptance and genuine care rather than expectation. Imagine feeling completely satisfied and content with your life just as it is…This is the enjoyment of non-attachment.” ~ Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
