“In Buddhism, non-attachment is a mental state that involves interacting with our experiences, thoughts, and feelings without trying to control or fixate on them. It means not getting stuck on specific outcomes or clinging too tightly to desires, fears, or self-concepts.
The Buddha taught that our self-concepts are impermanent and subject to change. We must not hold onto fixed ideas of who we are, our thoughts, or our feelings too tightly and embrace ‘non-attachment to self.’
Embracing this fluidity reduces suffering and enhances personal growth as it cultivates a life free from the pressures and anxieties of needing things to be a certain way. This enhances our ability to deal with life’s inevitable changes and challenges, allowing us to live more fully and with greater ease in the world.”
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mysticheartsong
After thirty years of teaching Inner City, Special Education students and
forty-five years of metaphysical studies, I have decided to share my life's philosophical understandings on this wonderful website. For me, everything in my life has been a spiritual experience from being raised in an alcoholic household, to marriage and teaching, and finally caring for an Alzheimer parent. I have sought at least fifteen, personal psychic readings to try and assist me as a wife, teacher and caretaker. I want to share the wisdom that I have gained from following the valuable spiritual guidance from my inner knowing and from heeding the advise of channeled answers from trusted psychics. At almost 70 years old, I am writing, traveling and enjoying retirement in Florida.
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“In Buddhism, non-attachment is a mental state that involves interacting with our experiences, thoughts, and feelings without trying to control or fixate on them. It means not getting stuck on specific outcomes or clinging too tightly to desires, fears, or self-concepts.
The Buddha taught that our self-concepts are impermanent and subject to change. We must not hold onto fixed ideas of who we are, our thoughts, or our feelings too tightly and embrace ‘non-attachment to self.’
Embracing this fluidity reduces suffering and enhances personal growth as it cultivates a life free from the pressures and anxieties of needing things to be a certain way. This enhances our ability to deal with life’s inevitable changes and challenges, allowing us to live more fully and with greater ease in the world.”