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Originally Posted by Anne
Thank you iamthat for the response. I can appreciate there is value in detachment and generally love and respect the proponents of ‘let it go-let it flow’.
Maybe I was souled up the river of empathy, lol, for I just cannot fathom detachment and empathy together.
Sigh.., balance must be the key to inner peace .
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I agree - balance is the key. Hence the emphasis in some teachings of the middle way. We do not reject the material world but we are also not attached to the material world. We simply act in the material world, doing whatever presents itself to be done.
Detachment does not mean that we have to be aloof and uncaring. And maybe it is easier to feel true compassion for the sufferings of others when we are in a state of detachment. Suffering because other people are suffering does not seem to be an effective path. But I still have a lot to learn about the nature of true compassion.
Peace.