Why relationships are so difficult
Difficulties in relationships are caused not so much by INCOMPATIBILITY as by INFLEXIBILITY. Sometimes when two people cannot get along with each other, a common [...]
How to be detached in our relationships
We are social creatures who need relationships to be emotionally nourished. Yet many traditions emphasize detachment as a primary requirement for spiritual growth. For example, [...]
When Krishna demonstrates how to apply his Gita teachings
In the Bhagavad-gita’s thirteenth chapter, Krishna lists twenty characteristics of those in knowledge. And one characteristic is detachment, specifically detachment from children, wife, home and [...]
Attachment makes us psychologically rigid, detachment makes us psychologically flexible
A tree that is stiff breaks when battered by strong storms, but a flexible tree survives. What applies to trees also applies to us. We [...]
Commitment is emotional investment, attachment is emotional dependence
During the course of our relationship with our loved ones, we may get the question: How can we be committed without being attached? By being [...]
Detachment is foundational for emotional intelligence
Some people think that detachment sentences us to emotion-less living. Actually, the cause of an emotionally barren existence is not detachment per se, but the [...]
Detachment is not hard-heartedness, but clear-headedness
Some people ask: “When the Gita (13.10) asked Arjuna to become detached from family members such as sons, why did he become so distraught after [...]