nexus
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Dear Majic,
I feel as if you must be tearing out your hair, by now, thinking "How many ways can I explain?"
I really do understand you now..We have not been discussing your philosophy as much as a "term" for it.THIS MUST BE HOW WARS ARE STARTED!!.Sorry to give you such a hard time. I must have swallowed "contrary pills"
The truth is I completely agree with your concerns about "attachment"..and you probably are correct to say that most of us are too attached, because of society although I am reluctant to admit it.(In this area, I do prefer to say society, rather than Christianity or religion...since I believe society molds religion..not vice versa.I must have overdosed on "contrary pills".)
Still, I am in some ways, an optimist and have seen some examples in my life of love that is unattached...albeit some are in books and movies. But what you are talking about IS often portrayed positively...therefore encouraged by "society".
By "synchronicity",(no co-incidence)I happened to see an episode of "Touched by An Angel"last night. In it, a family learns to love their brain dead son, enough to "let him go" to the light.It's meaning was quite clear.The ghost of the man actually begs the Angel to convince his family of this.
I have belabored this point, too long...and I repeat I agree with you about unhealthy attachments..or your interpretation of the word "attachments".
I just want to emphasize something I have learned from my recent bereavment experience a point I seem to have veered from. I learned that feeling sadness and even pain at losing someone from THIS life...even while letting go...is fine,natural and cathartic.It is only if one cannot get past the grieving when attachment becomes a problem. Understanding reincarnation has helped me quite a bit with non-attachment...but, I guess, one has to be attached to a certain degree to one's present life...otherwise NOTHING would make any difference..We are , after all meant to BE fully here are we not? Acknowledging this, means that "feelings" will come..which we need to have for lots of reasons, including empathy.
Are we starting to be on the same wavelength?
Thanks for your patience, again.
Just being here at this hour demonstrates that I have some attachments(some may call addictions)This one is to this forum.Someone once said. "We all choose our poisons". I guess I have a way to go...but I am, after all, only HUMAN!
As I see it,
Nexus
I feel as if you must be tearing out your hair, by now, thinking "How many ways can I explain?"
I really do understand you now..We have not been discussing your philosophy as much as a "term" for it.THIS MUST BE HOW WARS ARE STARTED!!.Sorry to give you such a hard time. I must have swallowed "contrary pills"
The truth is I completely agree with your concerns about "attachment"..and you probably are correct to say that most of us are too attached, because of society although I am reluctant to admit it.(In this area, I do prefer to say society, rather than Christianity or religion...since I believe society molds religion..not vice versa.I must have overdosed on "contrary pills".)
Still, I am in some ways, an optimist and have seen some examples in my life of love that is unattached...albeit some are in books and movies. But what you are talking about IS often portrayed positively...therefore encouraged by "society".
By "synchronicity",(no co-incidence)I happened to see an episode of "Touched by An Angel"last night. In it, a family learns to love their brain dead son, enough to "let him go" to the light.It's meaning was quite clear.The ghost of the man actually begs the Angel to convince his family of this.
I have belabored this point, too long...and I repeat I agree with you about unhealthy attachments..or your interpretation of the word "attachments".
I just want to emphasize something I have learned from my recent bereavment experience a point I seem to have veered from. I learned that feeling sadness and even pain at losing someone from THIS life...even while letting go...is fine,natural and cathartic.It is only if one cannot get past the grieving when attachment becomes a problem. Understanding reincarnation has helped me quite a bit with non-attachment...but, I guess, one has to be attached to a certain degree to one's present life...otherwise NOTHING would make any difference..We are , after all meant to BE fully here are we not? Acknowledging this, means that "feelings" will come..which we need to have for lots of reasons, including empathy.
Are we starting to be on the same wavelength?
Thanks for your patience, again.
Just being here at this hour demonstrates that I have some attachments(some may call addictions)This one is to this forum.Someone once said. "We all choose our poisons". I guess I have a way to go...but I am, after all, only HUMAN!
As I see it,
Nexus