Detachment from Attachment - Let Bliss Succeed, Let Sorrow Fail

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A spiritual treatise explaining how attachment forms the bondage of mind through five key defilements: lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego. It describes the mind as unsteady, constantly changing, and therefore untrustworthy, and argues that mind itself is an illusion created through identification. By presenting analogies like a stick in water and a rope appearing as a snake in darkness, it shows how ignorance and “I” identification construct the sense of mind, wealth, status, and religious identity, feeding desire and suffering.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages77

Reading Time3 h 14 min

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FOREWORD

WHICH IS THE WEAK LINK?

CHAPTER 1 - LIFE OF ATTACHMENT VERSUS DESIRE-FREE BRIGHT LIFE

CHAPTER 2 - HOW TO GIVE UP ATTACHMENT

CHAPTER 3 - PANACEA FOR LIBERATION FROM ATTACHMENT

CHAPTER 4 - LIVE LIKE A GUEST

CHAPTER 5 - EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IS PERFECT

CHAPTER 6 - DO THE RIGHT PRAYER FOR FREEDOM FROM ATTACHMENT

CHAPTER 7 - HOW TO BE FREE FROM ATTACHMENT WITH THE FOUR THOUGHTS, OBJECTS, RELATIONS AND BODY

CHAPTER 8 - HOW TO BE FREE FROM ATTACHMENT DURING EVENTS

CHAPTER 9 - USE OF HEART AND DISCRIMINATIVE POWER

Detachment from Attachment -Let Bliss Succeed, Let Sorrow Fail Tejguru Sirshree Tejparkhiji Title : Detachment from Attachment -Let Bliss Succeed, Let Sorrow Fail First English Edition, March 2006 © Tej Gyan Foundation All Rights Reserved 2006. Tej Gyan Foundation is a charitable trust registered in India under the Bombay Public Trust Act. Reg. No. : E-2921, Pune. ISBN : 81-8415-048-2 Acknowledgements : Translated by : J. Sridhar Edited by : Nitin Ahir Supported by : Dr. Sunita Sabnani, Satish Katariya DTP : Sachin Pardeshi Ajay Shitole [Email : mail@tejgyan.com](Email : mail@tejgyan.com) [Website : www.tejgyan.com](Website : www.tejgyan.com) [Price : Rs. 75/-](Price : Rs. 75/-) INDEX FOREWORD WHICH IS THE WEAK LINK? CHAPTER 1 LIFE OF ATTACHMENT VERSUS DESIRE-FREE BRIGHT LIFE Mine and Mine CHAPTER 2 HOW TO GIVE UP ATTACHMENT Is Attachment a Gem or Grime CHAPTER 3 PANACEA FOR LIBERATION FROM ATTACHMENT The Complete Goal CHAPTER 4 LIVE LIKE A GUEST The World Is A Guest House CHAPTER 5 EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IS PERFECT How To Break Attachment To Wealth CHAPTER 6 DO THE RIGHT PRAYER FOR FREEDOM FROM ATTACHMENT Box of Detachment CHAPTER 7 HOW TO BE FREE FROM ATTACHMENT WITH THE FOUR Thoughts, Objects, Relations And Body 5 9 14 16 20 22 25 27 Detachment from Attachment [3] INDEX CHAPTER 8 HOW TO BE FREE FROM ATTACHMENT DURING EVENTS New Television CHAPTER 9 USE OF HEART AND DISCRIMINATIVE POWER God’s Ways Of Doing Things CHAPTER 10 ATTACHMENT, GOD AND GURU Wisdom And Conviction CHAPTER 11 EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN ATTACHMENT IS A SNAKE Everything You See In Silence Is A Ladder CHAPTER 12 MANTRA FOR LIBERATION FROM ATTACHMENT Be Happy No Matter What CHAPTER 13 LET US NOT BE BLINDED WITH ATTACHMENT LET US BE BONDED TO GOD Now You Are Liberated CHAPTER 14 A SMALL SECRET OF SUCCESS Final Suggestion 37 39 42 45 47 52 55 Detachment from Attachment [4] Which is the Weak Link? Although there are several defilements (corruptions or evils) of mind, at least five distinct defilements have been generally recognized. Just as the demon Ravana had ten heads, the mind also has ten horrifying faces. Among those, the five major ones of mind are - lust, anger, greed, attachment and ego. These form the main chain of bondage. The mind exists because of these defilements. It can also be said that because these defilements exist, the mind exists or because the contrast mind 1 exists, these five defilements exist. 1 Contrast mind signifies the mind that compares and judges everything. It is distinct from the simple or instinctive mind. Detachment from Attachment [5] Mind is unsteady and constantly fluctuating in which continuous changes are taking place. If in the morning, the mind is filled with jealousy, it is anger in the afternoon, greed in the evening and confusion in the night. Every moment it is changing. Sometimes it is sad and sometimes happy. One moment it is filled with trust and the next moment it is full of distrust and suspicion. For a moment it is very sincere and the next moment it is filled with deceit. What is showing compassion one moment changes to anger the next moment. The one that was ready to die for someone, jumps up at the next moment to kill the same person. The mind, which is wavering in this manner every minute, does not deserve to be trusted. Unfortunately, we have become one with this ever changing mind, we have become attached to it. We have identified ourselves with our mind. We have developed faith and reverence towards this erratic and fickle mind. In reality, mind is an illusion. This means it does not exist, but only appears to exist. It is necessary to understand how this mind gets created. There is no existence of mind, but it seems to exist. It is just like a straight wooden stick which when put in water looks bent, while it is actually not bent. It is

FAQs

What are the five major defilements that form the chain of bondage?

The text identifies five major mind defilements: lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego. These form the main chain that binds the mind.

Why does the mind not deserve to be trusted?

The mind is described as unsteady and constantly fluctuating—changing emotions, trust, sincerity, and even intentions from moment to moment.

How does attachment arise according to the book?

Attachment is said to arise through identification—when one says “I am the body or I am the mind,” or identifies with wealth, position, and religious identity, the sense of being formed and sustained by desire begins.

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