Simone Weil on Detachment
“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.”
- Simone Weil
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Perfume Said,
February 25, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
Yes!
We delude ourselves into thinking that we need people or things and we really don’t. Sounds harsh but when you delve into it deeper I think it makes sense.
Of course this attachment steers us away from looking inwards, making changes and progressing.
We need to be detached so that we can progress spiritually and attain our ultimate goal. I’m not sure if ‘reality’ is the right word for it but Moksha, Samyak Darshan….that sounds good!