Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 I have a lot of attachment to my parents . I feel good to be with them all the time will this decrease my spiritual well being ? sunil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 Dear Sunil: I am not much evolved spritually so my answer may not have much value. To appreciate one's parents is so high, because if you experienced raising children you know just how much you have to give of yourself to have them become loving adults. If that is your only attachment then you are already realized. Love, Alton --- b_s_sunil wrote: > I have a lot of attachment to my parents . > I feel good to be with them all the time > will this decrease my spiritual well being ? > sunil > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 Hello, > I have a lot of attachment to my parents . > I feel good to be with them all the time > will this decrease my spiritual well being ? My feeling is that as long as we are on the giving side - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually (in that order of importance) - then everything is fine. Whatever you do, it must be for the sake of others. If you are staying with your parents with their physical and emotional well-being in mind, then it is perfectly ok. But if you depend on your parents for emotional support, remember that eventually you will have to outgrow it. You have mentioned "spiritual well being". I hope you have a good understanding of the concept. In my understanding, "spiritual well being" is the absence of doership. Anything leading to it is good and leading away from it is bad. When the goal is clear, the path also becomes clear. With regards, Gomu. -- ----------------------------- Email: gomu Phone(Off): +91 44 4466448, 4466449 Phone(Res): +91 44 8140104 Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/ ----------------------------- It is better to wear out than to rust out. - Swami Vivekananda ----------------------------- _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 I have a lot of attachment to my parents . I feel good to be with them all the time will this decrease my spiritual well being ? sunil === A soldier has a lot of attachment to his nation. A child has a lot of attachment to its parents. A dog has a lot of attachment to its master. A farmer has a lot of attachment to his farm. The parents have a lot of attachment to their children. .... .... .... Last but not the least, the devotee has a lot of attachment to God. Couldn't it be that the creator could have injected this thing called attachment into the universe for the sake of making its inhabitants have an inborn caring for each other so that the world would be a better place to live in? Couldnt that be the most possible reason why familiarity develops in a shortwhile and progresses towards attachment? If this slight dose of attachment had been extinct, would the mother have cared to nurse the child? And if so, would the species have survived upto this date? Living a life of detachment is not to live a life of anti-attachment. After being in the presence of the other for a while, an attachment being formed is the most normal thing. Even the kidnapped and the kidnapper develop an amount of familiarity and attachment (Remember the Stokholm syndrome) after spending a few days in each other's company. If one accepts the fact that s/he is attached to someone/something, that acceptance itself takes h im/er one step ahead of where s/he was. This acceptance also frees h im/er from the fear whether h is/er attachment may come in the way of realising that which supposedly comes from detachment. Love and regards, -Prakash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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