Practice detachment

Practice detachment

As our consciousness rises, our perspective becomes more and more impersonal. What does this mean?

It means we are increasingly able to view our lives and the rest of the world with detachment. This does not mean we are cold and uncaring. Rather, we are self-contained. We have well-defined boundaries and we are able to think and act objectively, clearly and responsibly.

When we have learned detachment, we do not get hooked into the thoughts and feelings of others. We are not easily upset or manipulated. We may feel compassion for others but this does not cloud our ability to choose how we think, feel and behave. We also do not need others to behave in any particular way.

"Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective."

-- Stephen Covey

I like this. And it is true. Detachment is not about blocking experiences, it is about embracing them and seeing them in perspective relative to the whole picture of existence.

We have well-defined boundaries and we are able to think and act objectively, clearly and responsibly.

More importantly, we are self-sufficient and our lives become independent of other people. We do not rely on outside forces to define who we are because we know who we are and that is who we are being. It is not cool emotional detachment that we practice, but a release from neediness. All our needs are taken care of within and by ourselves. We are returning to our natural state of oneness. In this state, we are able to choose our level of interactions with others without it causing us to lose our sense of identity or inner peace.