Don’t accumulate possessions and attachments. Have the attitude of
being a visitor to this world
Amma.
Well, I have accumulated both. Lots of stuff & heaps of attachments. I also have attachment to some of my stuff. Looking around my home I have alot of stuff. Even though I thought I was being a minimalist, I recycle, I take 'stuff' to Vinnies at least once a fortnight & I say 'no' to a lot of things offered. I've been wondering how this stuff comes into the house. I've come to the realisation that apart from being programmed to 'consume' these items come into the house one, maybe two at a time. So it is here. Sometimes I have no attachment to the stuff & I feel like I could give it away freely. Somethings, I wouldn't like to live without.
I had this idea & I proposed it to Dazla. When we move - we pack only what we think we need for a month or so. All the rest we put back into the universe. Thinking carefully about this I also considered that I don't want to give away something that I might have to replace a bit later, like my lasanga dish. Unlike my lasanga dish this last comment is shallow. But I really want to give the idea a go. It would mean giving away clothes, & other stuff but certainly not books. My goodness I have a very strong attachment to my books, also to my friends but thankfully I don't have to give them away.
Attachment & possession - a few photos.
