Tag: Attachment

It is not the world but attachment to it which is the root of all misery. – Swami Nityaswarupananda

For those struggling in midstream, in great fear of the flood, of growing old and of dying – for all those I say, an island exists where there

One of the attributes of the saint is that he has no fear, for fear is anticipating some disagreeable event that might come or expecting that something beloved might pass

The secret of human freedom is to act well, without attachment to the results. – From the Bhagavad Gita

Know that when you learn to lose yourself, you will reach the Beloved. There is no other secret to be learned, and more than that is not known

Two monks were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. Coming around the bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono

Without desire everything is sufficient. With seeking myriad things are impoverished. Plain vegetables can soothe hunger. A patched robe is enough to cover this bent old body. Alone

The way is not difficult; only there must be no wanting or not wanting. – Chao-Chou

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; Reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. – Simone Weil