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**Hedkffiz** · 12-10-2011, 03:35 PM

Regarding the OP #1 -

I look at the concept of detachment in Buddhism and I wonder, am I ok or have I gone too far.

In my opinion having compassion isn't becoming an emotional wreck when we see the suffering of other beings, its an understanding combined with empathy for their condition.

I don't think detachment in a Buddhist context is about being cold and unfeeling. To me its being able to let go of things and not cling or be possessive about them.

An example might be if someone is angry and the other person doesn't take that anger on board personally and then react in response. That to me is detachment. Its not getting caught up in a reactive emotion of any kind, nor thinking one has all the answers, but being able to let go in situations and be relaxed and compassionate in that non-reactive space.

12-10-2011, 03:35 PM	#12
Hedkffiz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	Regarding the OP #1 - I look at the concept of detachment in Buddhism and I wonder, am I ok or have I gone too far. In my opinion having compassion isn't becoming an emotional wreck when we see the suffering of other beings, its an understanding combined with empathy for their condition. I don't think detachment in a Buddhist context is about being cold and unfeeling. To me its being able to let go of things and not cling or be possessive about them. An example might be if someone is angry and the other person doesn't take that anger on board personally and then react in response. That to me is detachment. Its not getting caught up in a reactive emotion of any kind, nor thinking one has all the answers, but being able to let go in situations and be relaxed and compassionate in that non-reactive space.
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