"The essence of the Way is detachment." — Bodhidharma
"The essence of the Way is detachment."
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- The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience,… — John le Carre
- When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls… — Sun Tzu
- ...for those whose favorite season is autumn with its days of cloudless sky, of spacious and clear, far-flung panoramas -… — Charlton Ogburn
- Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a… — W. Somerset Maugham
- The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man… — Abdu'l-Bahá
- The 'I' casts off the illusion of the 'I' and yet remains 'I'. Such is the paradox of Self-realization. The… — Ramana Maharshi
- Concentration is not thinking of one thing. On the contrary, it is excluding all thoughts, since all thoughts obstruct the… — Ramana Maharshi
- To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true… — Sharon Salzberg
- Compassion without detachment is attachment to the bodily platform. — Radhanath Swami
- My approach is neither of attachment nor of detachment, but of simple understanding. — Rajneesh
- We must have a real living determination to reach holiness. ''I will be a saint'' means I will despoil myself… — Mother Teresa
- Transcendence or detachment, leaving the body, pure love, lack of jealousy-that's the vision we are given in our culture, generally,… — Robert Bly