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Bhaskar -
Thank you, my friend. And thanks for mentioning actions to detach from. I forgot to mention them in my post. And as always, thanks for taking the time to read!
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sannhet
on March 19, 2007 at 2:54 PM
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Wiley -
I'm happy that I continue to strike a chord for you, my friend. It seems as though you are moving down the same path as me - getting away from "stuff" to find true peace. Thanks for continuing to visit and stay warm!
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sannhet
on March 19, 2007 at 2:52 PM
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Bel -
Thanks! And thanks for the visit.
posted by
sannhet
on March 19, 2007 at 2:49 PM
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Troosha -
Thanks! They certainly are two vastly different ways of looking at the concept.
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sannhet
on March 19, 2007 at 2:49 PM
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Hiflying1 -
I like that term! Thanks for stopping by.
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sannhet
on March 19, 2007 at 2:48 PM
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Sannhet
Excellent explanation. Detachment, is a sort of so full an involvement that the feeling of the self is lost, and while one is responsible and active, one does not worry about the past or future. The detachment is towards the result of ones actions rather than towards everything in life.
It is a state in which a person, theoretically, overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things, people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective.
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Bhaskar.ing
on March 16, 2007 at 10:38 PM
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Sannhet
Oh your blogs always strike a chord in me, but this one is almost playing the exact same tune as the music of this Thomas A Kempis book I'm reading now.
"When a man has become so perfect as to seek solace in none of the things of the earth, then it is that he begins to taste the delight of serving God; then,too, he learns to be perfectly unmoved, however things turn out."
Well of course I am not perfect, but this kind of thinking and reading is all a part of what is making me downsize my life after months of asking myself the questions over and over,
"Why do I have this or that? What do I really need to live?" How can I live with less? Why am I alone?
And now it seems as if I am more at peace, and it seems like once I have only those 'things' I need to life, then I'll be happier.
Thanks for writing your blogs my friend, they aere a great joy to read for me.
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WileyJohn
on March 16, 2007 at 10:05 PM
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What a wonderful interpretation.
posted by
bel_1965
on March 15, 2007 at 5:57 PM
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Sannhet
Two vastly different interpretations of "detachment". I like your conclusion......
posted by
Troosha
on March 15, 2007 at 3:51 PM
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this reminds me of another term:
"Compassionate Witness", to be a compassionate observer without judgement.
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hiflyng1
on March 15, 2007 at 3:05 PM
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