Attachment & Detachment.

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All:

 

These are powerful concepts all of us go through. I am giving my

experiences.

 

Attachment is the bond of desire we form with the things of the

outside world. The gunas are responsible for the attachment. Those

who are deluded remain attached to these modes and actions.

 

I have found when "when you are attached to something or someone

*too much*", there is normally "a suffering associated with it". I

have also found that when you like something a lot and are very

possessive about it, it brings nothing but suffereing eventually.

Here suffering is an abstract word linked to --> SELF. The basic

idea is whenever you are pulled in into the materialistic plain with

attachment, the idea is to be conscious of your SELF and decide to

let GO. This purifies your soul a notch up. Also, the materialistic

plane is like an ocean wave, it comes it goes. However your

spiritual plane achieves a "constant" through prayer, yoga and

meditation. So what we have gained in the spiritual plane always

remains while the materialistic plane comes and goes.

 

Sattva, which is pure, without impurities, illuminating and free

from sickness, binds the soul through attachment with happiness and

knowledge.

 

Rajas which is full of passion (ragatmakam) and born out

of "thrishna" (thirst or intense desire) and "sanga" (attachment),

binds the soul through attachment with action.

 

Tamas is the darkness and the crudeness in man. It is "ajnanajam"

(born of ignorance) and "mohanam"), cause of delusion. It binds the

soul through recklessness, indolence and sleep.

 

 

Moving on....

 

Detachment

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Hinduism puts heavy emphasis on the need to turn inwards, to

withdraw oneself from the sense objects and look into ones own inner

world, where alone one can find true solace. In order to become

attached with God and merge into Him, it is essential for an

aspirant to detach himself from the external world and all its

trappings, whose attractions are always tempting and alluring to the

mind and the senses.

 

The shift in emphasis from the body consciousness to soul

consciousness becomes possible only when one develops and

ingratiates into his thoughts and deeds the attitude that the

apparent physical self is not the true self, but just an outer

covering of it.

 

Detachment from ones own outer self is the first step, detachment

from all external relationships either with the people, kith and kin

and things of the world is the next step. Detachment from the very

concept of God and the idea and desire of attaining salvation, is in

fact the final step. When one becomes completely free from all

manners and modes of attachment, even attachment with God, one

becomes truly qualified to enter the world of eternal freedom.

 

Aum Shanti Shanti Shanti.

 

--Sanjay Aggarwal