Quotes about Detachment

I care so much about everything that I care about nothing

We have stood apart, studiously neutral.

If it comes, let it come. If it goes, it's ok, let it go. Let things come and go. Don't let anything disturb your peace. Stay calm and carry on.

The Tao teaches us to let go of things. Use the 80/20 rule. If you take all your clothes, you'll find out that you only wear 20 percent of them. Take what you have and don't use and circulate it. Give stuff to people who truly need it. After all, we come into this world with nothing; we leave this world with nothing.

Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.

Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

When people can walk away from you: Let them walk.

Holding on to anything is like holding on to your breath. You will suffocate. The only way to get anything in the physical universe is by letting go of it. Let go & it will be yours forever.

Karma means always wanting more of what won't get you anywhere in the first place.

A wise man is detached from the drama of the material world because he focuses instead on the source from which all dualities of light and darkness, good and evil, pleasure and pain actually originate.

In everyday situations, getting out of the way begins by giving up on the ego's fantasies.

Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose.