[kesFockplek]

Thank you so much - I feel much the same way as you whilst understanding the difference between egotistical clinging and unconditional love. I have also been looking at a separate thread on the General Buddhist discussion section started by 'snowdrop' which mainly centered around grief at the loss of a loved one which I found very useful.

I am just starting out on this path, but I must say that the whole concept of non-attachment is philosophically the hardest to grasp. To a simple, flawed human being, especially having been raised in a 'grasping' western culture it seems counter-intuitive! But the idea must be touching something deep down otherwise I would have lost interest in Buddhist thought years ago.

EG