The news seems particularly dreary this morning and letting
it wash away seems the only sensible option. Non-attachment is one of the
central tenets of Buddhism, aiming to de-tach and step back from the
combination of desire and hatred that causes so much human suffering. Good, and
bad, things – behaviours, situations, objects – can and should be recognised
for what they are, and should be encouraged or discouraged appropriately, but at
the same time their (and our) transience should also be recognised. In these
turbulent and interesting times, even for us non-Buddhists, such an approach
offers a rare hope of contentment and serenity.
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