Quotes About Attachment

One can't carry one's father's corpse about everywhere.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

All the harm, fear, and suffering in the world are caused by attachment to the self: Why should I hold on to this great demon?

Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.

That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment.

Your fear of letting go prevents you from letting go of your fear of letting go.

How much suffering and fear, and How many harmful things are in existence? If all arises from clinging to the "I", What should I do with this great demon?

You know that you've found something amazing, and you want to hold on to it forever; and every second after you have it, you fear the moment you might lose it.

Craving brings pain; craving brings fear. If you do not yield to craving, you will be free from pain and fear

Some people won't even own a dog for fear it will die - you can't bubble-wrap your heart.

I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away.

Thought nourishes, sustains and gives continuity to fear and pleasure.

So when things start going badly, you're invested in the characters in a way I think amplifies the horror and the fear because you're invested.

And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss are potent forces.

There is nothing to fear in this world. Whatever happens, it happens to the body-complex [relative-self], right?

Who has fear? The one who has greed has fear.

Until egoism reaches the non-existent state, there is nothing but fear in the worldly life.

You will never achieve what you are capable of if youre too attached to things youre supposed to let go of.

Sometimes we can't let go of memories, because they are constant reminders of a great story that we never expected to end.

It's difficult to forget someone who was yours and changed your life. But it's even more difficult to forget someone who was never yours, but yet change your life.

Some of the things that we hold onto the most, are the things that we need to let go of.

Sometimes, people never get what they deserve because they're too busy holding on to things they're supposed to let go of.