Detachment is a very misunderstood concept. Some associate the word with being unfeeling, or indifferent to the suffering of others. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is only because of our unconditional love for life that we allow others the freedom to make their own choices, as well as experience the effects of those choices, without our interference or judgment. Detachment does not negate empathy. It simply means that we will not allow people or situations to throw us out of balance, draw us in, or overwhelm us.
So how can one remain in a positive spiritual state of detachment amid times of chaos? This is certainly no easy task. We are all works in progress, and learning to operate from a calm and graceful center is an integral facet of our spiritual training and development. Centering ourselves in a higher state of consciousness is the key. Only by rising above the storm of opinions, static, and suffocating emotions swirling about us will we learn how not to be the effect of others.
Only by observing the play of life from a higher perspective will we begin to see how divinely in spired and interwoven life truly is. Only then will we begin to in tegrate into our lives the spiritual principles, skills and life lessons we have come here to learn.
If we feel that we are always being sucked in and drowned in negative events, unpleasant relationships, and situations we do not wish to be in, then from a higher perspective – we must take an honest, hard look at the choices we have been making. our entanglements always lies with us, and if that is so, only we have the power to change all conditions and outcomes. If we ask for guidance and patience, if we contemplate gratitude, our experiences will gradually move toward expressions of peace and contentment. Keep balanced, keep our hearts open, and serve life with humility, for a person who looks down on others from selves looking up at them from the ground.
