Among the most complex concepts to understand, hardest acts of will to follow through with and yet central to the teachings of Buddha and The Gita, is detachment.
"Karm kar fal ki chinta mat kar," says the Gita but finds so much resistance to even the acceptance of this statement. Reason resonates, how do I not love and therefore expect from my husband and children? How do I not hope and wish? How do I work so hard but then not care about getting my due in rewards or recognition? How do I not want more, expect more... And similarly how do I then let go of all that I posses in people and materialistic belongings?
It's actually really simple. Feel, experience, love, work, enjoy, bless and let go. Detach.
If someone makes you feel wonderful - enjoy the experience to the fullest. Let go.
If someone does you wrong, get angry and be mad. And then, let go.
If you have a family you love, love them at the present moment to the fullest. Then let go.
If you worked hard on a project, enjoy it's success or review it's failure and then, let go.
Detach. Allow the memories to simply remain memories.
Detachment sets you free. It allows you to experience this very moment to the fullest without the baggage of the past or the fear of the future. It sets you free from maintaining records of happiness and sadness, from maintaining a 'hisaab kitaab' of people in your life.
One deep breath. Now, simply just let go.
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