A Ram Dass Quote That Made My Head Explode

First, let me be perfectly clear: When something makes my head explode, that’s a good thing. It means it blew me away. Every now and then I come across something that Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Mickey Singer and a few others have said or written that goes beyond attracting my interest. Today’s quote by Ram Dass is one of those nuggets. Without further ado, here’s what he said that made my head explode: <blockquote> “Our journey is about being deeply involved in life and yet, less attached to it.” </blockquote> What?! How do we become more deeply involved in life by becoming less attached? Before diving in, it’s important to know that understanding this paradox is crucial for achieving spiritual growth. Where most people trip up on this is how they perceive attachment and its opposite, non-attachment. People are attached to their blankets (as a kid), to their girlfriends, to their favorite soccer or football teams, etc. Non-attachment isn’t not caring They then extrapolate that out to mean that they “care” about these things. And people who don’t have any attachments must not care about anything. They’re just zombies, aimlessly plodding through life. Not true. The truth is that attachments, or desires as they are called in Buddhism, spring from our egos. And as Buddhism’s central tenet states, all suffering emanates from these desires/attachments. It’s also true that we can become “more deeply involved in life” the less attached we are to things. How so? <a href="https://medium.com/change-your-mind/a-ram-dass-quote-that-made-my-head-explode-cf6a22e3b468">Visit Now</a>