Quotes about Detachment

It's no company at all, when people know nothing and say nothing,' she muttered.

Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of men's desires, but by the removal of desire.

There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all to God.

Never say about anything, I have lost it, but only I have given it back.

And the way to be free is to let go of anything that is not within your control.

Never say of anything that I've lost it, only that Ive given it back.

When you attend the games, do not get emotionally invested in the rivalry. Wish only that the best team or athlete wins. Avoid the extremes of elation at a win and devastation at a loss.

And yet, while there is only the one thing we can care for and devote ourselves to, we choose instead to care about and attach ourselves to a score of others: to our bodies, to our property, to our family, friends and slaves. [15] And, being attached to many things, we are weighed down and dragged along with them.

If you wish to have peace and contentment, release your attachment to all things outside your control. This is the path of freedom and happiness. If you want not just peace and contentment, but power and wealth too, you may forfeit the former in seeking the latter, and will lose your freedom and happiness along the way.

I don't go to parties in general.

Simplicity The primary issue here is to remove distractions and remain free from attachments.

Detachment is the great secret of interior peace.