Quick and Dirty Tips ™ Letting Go of Attachment, from A to Zen. “Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.”
~Dalai Lama Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha. If there’s one thing we all have in common it’s that we want to feel happy; and on the other side of that coin, we want to avoid hurting. Yet we consistently put ourselves in situations that set us up for pain. We pin our happiness to people, circumstances, and things and hold onto them for dear life. We attach to feelings as if they define us, and ironically, not just positive ones. In trying to hold on to what’s familiar, we limit our ability to experience joy in the present. When you stop trying to grasp, own, and control the world around you, you give it the freedom to fulfill you without the power to destroy you.
It’s no simple undertaking to let go of attachment—not a one-time decision, like pulling off a band-aid. Experiencing Without Attachment. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day (1910), written by Arnold Bennett, is part of a larger work entitled How to Live.
In this volume, he offers practical advice on how one might live (as opposed to just existing) within the confines of 24 hours a day. Philosophy[edit] In the book, Bennett addressed the large and growing number of white-collar workers that had accumulated since the advent of the Industrial Revolution. In his view, these workers put in eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, at jobs they did not enjoy, and at worst hated. They worked to make a living, but their daily existence consisted of waking up, getting ready for work, working as little as possible during the work day, going home, unwinding, going to sleep, and repeating the process the next day. Bennett addressed this problem by urging these "salarymen" to seize their extra time, and make the most of it to improve themselves.
Bennett wrote that time is the most precious of commodities. Advice[edit] Warnings[edit] Chapters[edit] How to nap. Sleeping Tricks - Effective Techniques For Falling Asleep. Hydration Calculator Helps You Be Water-Wise. Reinvent Yourself in 21 Days. Can a mop and a dust cloth bring happiness and luck?
Back in August, I picked up a book written by Mr. Mitsuhiro Masuda (in Japanese) who advocates the power of cleaning and decluttering. He maintains that we can be happier and luckier by cleaning up our place of living. I was a brand-new entrepreneur at that time, meaning my business was starting to attract some clients but not enough to be in full operation, so I had time and was willing to try anything to improve the situation.
Now, I know grabbing a dust cloth and reorganizing the bookshelf is as boring as it gets in personal development. Many people are big on decorating their place. The book came with the 21 day action plan. Ready? Letting the fresh air cleanse and refresh the place Day 1: Open the windows to change the air. Day 2: Open the windows first thing in the morning and take a few deep breaths. Day 3: Open the windows first thing in the morning, take a few deep breaths, and say “Thank you.” What is your baggage literally? 71 Things You Can Do. By Scott Hughes Most people aren't Warriors, and I'm fine with it.
Most people do things that don't make sense, and I'm fine with it. I've learned to accept the non-sense that fills this world. (Part of being a Warrior is accepting that most other people are not Warriors, and accepting them.) Still, the point is that people do things that don't make sense. For example, lazy people often whine that they don't make more money. Granted, sometimes when something bad happens to a person it's purely bad luck. However, usually when you don't like what's happening in your life, it's your own damn fault. 21 Habits of Happy People. “Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Happiness is one aspiration all people share.
No one wants to be sad and depressed. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy people don’t feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don’t let it overtake their life. The following are 21 things happy people make a habit of doing: 1. Be thankful that you woke up alive each morning. 2. Surround yourself with happy, positive people who share your values and goals.
Accept others for who they are as well as where they are in life. 43 Ways to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Rock Your Life. Leaving your comfort zone means doing something you’re normally not comfortable with, with the intention of beating the status quo and conquering your fears.
Successful people know the importance of pushing your boundaries and trying new things. You can’t get different results without doing something different, and doing the same thing over and over again wont help. 8 Harsh Truths that Will Improve Your Life. They say life is what we make of it.
By the end of this post, I hope to have helped you decide whether that statement is true or not. There is no doubt that life has its ups and downs. However, how we deal with them can sometimes make all the difference.