Quotes about Detachment

those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant

In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love.

The Warrior knows that he is free to choose his desires, and he makes these decisions with courage, detachment and sometimes, with just a touch of madness

Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves.

Those who cannot renounce attachment to the results of their work are far from the path.

When the worldly toys in which we foolishly place our hopes for happiness are taken away from us, our foolishness is also taken away, and this brings us closer to true happiness, which is not in worldly things but in wisdom.

Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.

Don't take things personally. Everything's not all about you.

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.

Detached forgiveness—there is a reduction in negative feelings toward the offender, but no reconciliation takes place. Limited forgiveness—there is a reduction in negative feelings toward the offender, and the relationship is partially restored, though there is a decrease in the emotional intensity of the relationship. Full forgiveness—there is a total cessation of negative feelings toward the offender, and the relationship is fully restored.

One of the reasons that problem solving is so difficult is that we are often too close to the problems to truly understand them.