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seanom
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Hi I have heard that you have to detach yourself of attachments in order to seek God, can anyone give me examples or lists of such attachments??
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Dorothy
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“Attachments” are anything that hinders your progress on the spiritual journey.
It doesn’t mean we give up everything that gives us refreshment and pleasure. Enjoy a good meal,…but it isn’t necessary to spend lots of money to eat special type foods, and to overindulge in sweets on a regular basis.
Enjoy recreation, it is needed…but don’t spend so much time on it that you don’t have time to pray or attend church functions that would help you to grow spiritually.
We need clothing and shoes…but it isn’t necessary to have three dozen pairs of shoes, and look at the ads to see where you can get more.
I just gave a few examples, I think you get the idea… and the “attachments” can change as we grow in our spiritual lives.
It doesn’t mean we give up everything that gives us refreshment and pleasure. Enjoy a good meal,…but it isn’t necessary to spend lots of money to eat special type foods, and to overindulge in sweets on a regular basis.
Enjoy recreation, it is needed…but don’t spend so much time on it that you don’t have time to pray or attend church functions that would help you to grow spiritually.
We need clothing and shoes…but it isn’t necessary to have three dozen pairs of shoes, and look at the ads to see where you can get more.
I just gave a few examples, I think you get the idea… and the “attachments” can change as we grow in our spiritual lives.
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Pfaffenhoffen
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Dettachment is, as St. Paul, put is, to enjoy things knowing that they will end one day. Enjoy poverty as weel as riches. When I speak about poverty is not ematiated-near-death children or sub-human situations.Hi I have heard that you have to detach yourself of attachments in order to seek God, can anyone give me examples or lists of such attachments??
You can have 50 skirts and be detached more than another person who has hot only 3 (and everyday envies those who have 50)
You can eat oysters and caviar and be more detached than a person who eats Macs everyday (and everyday hates richmen).
You can have a Rolls-royce and be more dettached than the angry owner of a poor car.
Dettachment is to know that if you have, you have, if you have not, you have not.
Knowing that if you cannot have what you enjoy, enjoy what you have.
Enjoying the Sunset either from your little house or from your palace.
Knwoing that in the end, we all be at the same end: our bodies in the soil and we inGod’s hands.
Dettachment is to thankGod for everything you have, for the miracle on being what you are.
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