Quotes About Detachment

Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.

Witness and stand back from Nature, that is the first step to the soul's freedom.

The dream is the liberation of the spirit from the pressure of external nature, a detachment of the soul from the fetters of matter.

It is the nature of the circumstances to disperse. If there is attachment with the circumstance, there will be abhorrence when they get dispersed.

She has no interest in human quarrels, for they are often petty and always pointless.

Let things alone; let them weigh what they will; let them soar or fall.

Because I frequently encountered obstacles such as old, entrenched ideas, ongoing power struggles, or the lack of staff and money, I also learned to develop patience and detachment.

Sometimes stepping away from what you desire the most, is the best action to take: because it gives the process the momentum to take its own course.

If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.

The happiness of the world is transitory. The less you become attached to the world, the more you enjoy peace of mind.

Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.

Since everything is but an apparition, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter.

Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.

Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.

If you let go completely you will have complete peace.

Meditation means to be free from all phenomena and calmness means to be internally unperturbed. There will be calmness when one is free from external objects and is not perturbed.

...he came to the conclusion that you cannot depend on people, and that you can live in peace only if you keep them at arm's length.

But the self-controlled man, moving among objects, with his senses under restraint, and free from both attraction and repulsion, attains peace.

If I really want inner peace in my life, then I must not busy myself with what other people do and say.

The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear.

When you find peace within, you also find that you can do without. This means simply that you no longer need the things of your outside world, and not needing is a great freedom.

Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind.

People say "I want peace." If you remove I (ego), and your want (desire), you are left with peace.

Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded