Month: March 2025

“We gain nothing, therefore, by our decision to renounce earthly things if we do not abide by it, but continue to be attracted by such things and allow ourselves to keep thinking about them.” – St. Neilos the Ascetic, The Philokalia

“Detachment from small individual things allows one to perceive one’s connection to everything.” – Dr. Muata Ashby, Egyptian Yoga; The Philosophy of Enlightenment

“Detachment is a prerequisite for enlightenment If you wish to be free, detach yourself from everyone and everything. It is a prerequisite for enlightenment.” – Diana Cooper

“Intention combined with detachment leads to life-centered, present-moment awareness. And when action is performed in present moment awareness, it is most effective. Your intent is for the future, but your attention is in the present. As long as your attention is in the present, then your intent for the future will manifest because the future is created in the present. You must accept the present as it is. Accept the present and intend for the future. The future is something you can always create through detached intention, but you should never struggle against the present.’” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Laws of Success

“Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities. In your willingness to step into the unknown, you will have the wisdom of uncertainty factored in. This means that in every moment of your life, you will have excitement, adventure, and mystery. You will experience the fun of life – the magic, the celebration, the exhilaration, and the exultation of your own spirit.’” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Laws of Success

“Only from detached involvement can one have joy and laughter. Then the symbols of wealth are created spontaneously and effortlessly. Without detachment, we are prisoners of helplessness, hopelessness, mundane needs, trivial concerns, quiet desperation, and seriousness – the distinctive features of everyday mediocre existence and poverty consciousness.’” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Laws of Success

“The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances. The sutras say, “Detachment is enlightenment because it negates appearances.’” – Bodhidharma

“If you have a stake in a particular outcome, you can’t afford a change of heart. The boundaries are drawn; everyone has chosen a side to be on. The ego insists that keeping your eye on the prize—meaning the result it wants—is all-important. But in detachment, you realize that many outcomes could be beneficial to you. You work toward the outcome you believe is right, yet you remain detached enough to shift when your heart tells you that you should.” – Deepak Chopra

“With an attitude of detachment from all objects of wealth, I have overcome miserliness.” – Tsongkhapa

“The recognition that ‘This, too will pass’, brings detachment and with detachment, another dimension comes into your inner space. Through detachment, as well as non­judgment and inner nonresistance, you gain access to that dimension.” – Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth