Detachment

* In life we get attracted and become attached to a particular object, person, relationship or situation.

Attachment seems to be the normal state of our living experience. We seek it without a second thought.

Is attachment a desirable state?

When a person develops a strong attachment, he is likely to become sorrowful when the attachment is broken or diminished. His emotional and mental state suffers. The broken hearted, the vindictive behavior, the hatred, the jealousy and sometimes suicides are the result of broken attachments.

It is a risky business to make the happiness of others our total happiness; to experience the difficulties of others as our difficulties. We should not build our life to such an extent around someone else’s life or any object so that when anything goes wrong we cannot function or we fall apart.

It is healthier, stronger and much more in wisdom to love everything and everybody, play our roles and perform our duties to the maximum with everybody and still remain detached.

We will be able to provide more help to others when we ourselves are strong from within.