PRACTICING NONATTACHMENT

It’s often said in a spiritual circles, “Don’t be attached to things.” But in reality, we’re often not attached to the thing itself but to the idea of that thing. We have a compulsive belief that we must acquire something outside ourselves to make us complete.

Any time you hear yourself say, “I need this” or “I need that,” you know you are attached to that idea. You have made your happiness and self-love conditional on the acquisition of that thing.

Practice

With awareness today, remember that you need nothing outside yourself to be complete. You are already complete and perfect exactly the way you are at this moment.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.