Detached attitude
Alexander was a great warrior and ruler who had conquered nearly one-third of the world. A few days before his death, Alexander called his ministers and told them that he wanted openings on both sides of his coffin, through which his arms would ha...
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Q. What is the greatest lesson that one needs to learn in life?
A. Be attached to the world with a detached attitude.
Q. How can attachment and detachment go together?
A. Attach and detach as you wish - act, then let go and move forward... act again, then let go and move forward.
Extra luggage will make your journey uncomfortable, right? Likewise, the extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life's journey extremely miserable.
Alexander was a great warrior and ruler who had conquered nearly one-third of the world. A few days before his death, Alexander called his ministers and told them that he wanted openings on both sides of his coffin, through which his arms would hang out with the palms turned up. In this way, everyone would come to know that the great Alexander, who had strived his whole life to possess and conquer the world, had left it totally empty-handed. He had not even taken his own body with him. Therefore, it is futile to spend one's life chasing after the world and its objects.
After all, we cannot take anything with us, not even our own body. So, what is the use of feeling overly attached?
A. Be attached to the world with a detached attitude.
Q. How can attachment and detachment go together?
A. Attach and detach as you wish - act, then let go and move forward... act again, then let go and move forward.
Extra luggage will make your journey uncomfortable, right? Likewise, the extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life's journey extremely miserable.
Alexander was a great warrior and ruler who had conquered nearly one-third of the world. A few days before his death, Alexander called his ministers and told them that he wanted openings on both sides of his coffin, through which his arms would hang out with the palms turned up. In this way, everyone would come to know that the great Alexander, who had strived his whole life to possess and conquer the world, had left it totally empty-handed. He had not even taken his own body with him. Therefore, it is futile to spend one's life chasing after the world and its objects.
After all, we cannot take anything with us, not even our own body. So, what is the use of feeling overly attached?
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