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“The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances.”

Way Goal Practice Essence Appearance Attachment Tao Detachment

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Dostoevsky's underground man ... observes his contemporaries striving to establish false goals where there are no naturally generated ones. ... He argues they should be conscious and honest enough to recognize that the goal itself is not an absolute, and probably not even important. A strong attachment to the telos indicates that the spontaneous enjoyment the child once took in road-building has waned.”

Men Should Children Important Enough Strong Goal Honest Building Conscious Absolutes Strive Arguing Enjoyment Attachment Spontaneous

Author:John Carroll

“The attachment to a rationalistic, teleological notion of progress indicates the absence of true progress; he whose life does not unfold satisfyingly under its own momentum is driven to moralize it, to set up goals and rationalize their achievement as progress.”

Doe Goal Progress Achievement Notion Driven Absence Attachment Momentum Rationalize

Author:John Carroll

“The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that's easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama.”

Way Real Strong Easy Goal Drama Upset Attachment

Book:Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between

Source: Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between

“With Attachments, my goal was to write a really good romantic comedy. I wanted the reader to be smiling throughout.”

Writing Wanted Goal Comedy Reader Attachment

Author:Rainbow Rowell