131 quotes found
“When people believe that the form is more important than the Truth, they will not find truth, but will stay with form.”
“Desire also creates a sense of attachment in the mind. Not only are we attached to our way of thinking and of seeing the world, but we become over-attached to the people or things we desire.”
“Its sad to see how many relationships start as just a distraction from boredom, a cover up so they dont have to ever deal with the true pain below”
“Space, like time, engenders forgetfulness; but it does so by setting us bodily free from our surroundings and giving us back our primitive, unattached state ... Time, we say, is Lethe; but change o...”
“Although psychology and pedagogy have always maintained the belief that a child is a happy being without any conflicts, and have assumed that the sufferings of adults are the results of the burdens...”
“young children, who for whatever reason are deprived of the continuous care and attention of a mother or a substitute-mother, are not only temporarily disturbed by such deprivation, but may in some...”
“Where do you see conflict in this world? Only where there is infatuation (attachment).”
“My mother can't have been magic, or she wouldn't have died", said Riddle”
“Beauty is an illusion, created by Mother Nature to drive the human species in the path of reproduction. In reality, beauty is irrelevant to human life, especially in a relationship. What you today ...”
“She was heartily ashamed of her ignorance - a misplaced shame. Where people wish to attach, they should always be ignorant. To come with a wellinformed mind is to come with an inability of administ...”
“My trouble is that I think there is a track that things should stay on. I'm hooked to a belief that life should go a certain way. I develop an attachment to Plan A and set up my expectations accord...”
“If a person were to get stuck in attachment induced entrancement for any worldly thing for just one hour, then it will last for a hundred years! Because of pleasure resulting effects and intents of...”
“Chits tendencies can become pure [transparent] in front of God, but people dont have this knowhow. The easiest solution to purify chits tendencies is to associate with a person who has the least am...”
“Once you understand the innate nature (relative self, prakruti) of the other person, you can remain in an attachment-free state with that person. It is Knowledge (Gnan) to understand the innate nat...”
“They say that people are innately afraid of those who need them, they say that people are afraid of "clingy-ness", afraid of attachment, afraid of being needed by another. But I beg to disagree. I ...”
“Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope.”
“Secure attachment has been linked to a child's ability to successfully recover and prove resilient in the presence of a traumatic event.”
“A person's attachment status is a fundamental determinant of their relationships, and this is reflected in the way they feel about themselves and others. Neurotic patterns can be seen as originatin...”
“What do the vitarags [the enlightened one] say? This world will keep on running, You do not interfere with anything in it. If you want to attain ultimate liberation (moksha) then you will have main...”
“The Lord says that abhorrence is beneficial. Love-attachment [Prem-raag] will never leave. The entire world is trapped in the suffering due to love-attachment (prem-parishaha). Just say your greeti...”
