To Enjoy Anything, We Cannot Be Attached To It... What We Usually Try To Do Is Capture Any Joy That Comes Our Way Before It Can Escape... We Try To Cling To Pleasure, But All We Succeed In Doing Is Making Ourselves Frustrated Because, Whatever It Promises, Pleasure Simply Cannot Last. But If I Am Willing To Kiss The Joy As It Flies, I Say, "yes, This Moment Is Beautiful. I Won't Grab It. I'll Let It Go."

-Eknath Easwaran

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To Enjoy Anything, We Cannot Be Attached

Eknath Easwaran

To Enjoy Anything, We Cannot Be Attached To It... What We Usually Try To Do Is Capture Any Joy That Comes Our Way Before It Can Escape... We Try To Cling To Pleasure, But All We Succeed In Doing Is Making Ourselves Frustrated Because, Whatever It Promises, Pleasure Simply Cannot Last. But If I Am Willing To Kiss The Joy As It Flies, I Say, "yes, This Moment Is Beautiful. I Won't Grab It. I'll Let It Go."

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