Attachment Quotes

516 quotes by 300 authors

As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave. — Swami Vivekananda
As soon as we identify ourselves with the work we do, we feel miserable; but if we do not identify ourselves with it, we do… — Swami Vivekananda
Attachment comes only where we expect a return. — Swami Vivekananda
Everything that you do under compulsion goes to build up attachment. — Swami Vivekananda
From attachment comes longing, and longing breeds anger. From anger comes delusion, and from delusion, confused memory. From confused memory comes the ruin of discrimination;… — Swami Vivekananda
If you can get rid of your attachment to a single thing, you are on the way to liberation. — Swami Vivekananda
Our misery comes, not from work, but by our getting attached to something. Take for instance, money: money is a great thing to have, earn… — Swami Vivekananda
Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of two may still… — Gretchen Rubin
If you look carefully you will see that there is one thing and only one thing that causes unhappiness. The name of that thing is… — Anthony de Mello
Surely a large part of the zealous repression of radical protest in America has its roots in the fact that millions of men who are… — John Schaar
You know, what makes the prison disappear is every deep, serious attachment. To be friends, to be brothers, to love; that opens the prison through… — Vincent Van Gogh
Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated. — Sathya Sai Baba
Lose everything, even the attachment to holiness, so that you aim only at one thing: to love — Chiara Lubich
Always recognize the dreamlike qualities of life and reduce attachment and aversion.Â Practice good-heartedness toward all beings.Â Be loving and compassionate, no matter what others… — Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
Attachment is the main thing that is blocking your path towards enlightenment. — Garchen Rinpoche
The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear. — Charles James
The intelligence displayed by many dumb animals approaches so closely to human intelligence that it is a mystery. The animals see and hear and love… — Ellen G. White
Bearing in his right paw the shovel that digs to the truth beneath appearances, cut the roots of useless attachments, and flings damp sand on… — Gary Snyder
The best people in a dying culture are the outcasts considered crazy by the leaders; the ones most disillusioned with their own culture. In Yeats'… — Brad Blanton
Attachment to a baby is a long-term process, not a single, magical moment. The opportunity for bonding at birth may be compared to falling in… — T. Berry Brazelton

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