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• gemini Dear Linda, "How to practice non-attachment when disappointed in human behavior?" I hope I have iDear Linda, "How to practice non-attachment when disappointed in human behavior?" I hope I have interpreted your question correct! Let's try to understand this through Gandhi's example, a true follower of Bhagvad Gita's philosophy in my observation.. non-attachment is not practiced by being indifferent to the situation and draining out of all emotions as most of us do,.. reinterpret what Gandhi did when faced with such situations of unkindness, he said, "if an enemy strikes your left cheek, offer him your right", when he witnessed the cruelities of partition, he went on hunger strike to make his disappointment evident...he felt the pain of injustice that was done, he dint let go this pain off, and at the same time, also dint allow it to overpower his compassion for fellow human beings who had disappointed him..he instead manifested his pain into a resolve, and practiced it by offering his ego/hunger as the sacrifice.. i guess the saintliness of such a gesture lies in that u r not being a silent witness to suffering, u r making a strong effort, yet respecting other individual's decision for his actions.. non-attachment is being practiced through such an action.. i guess this kind of pure intention puts a human being at his highest frequency possible for receiving all the positive outcomes from the universe..no doubt, Gandhi's resolve gave India her independence! i hope this explains something atleast :) Love, Neha See more
  
• mydomainpvt dearest linda, I agree with you, that gift can only be opened after passing this phase. :) and thdearest linda, I agree with you, that gift can only be opened after passing this phase. :) and that gift is always there, all we have do is pass this phase. Wish you love, peace and happiness. Trisha See more
  
• Muktabai Thank you Neha for these words of pure wisdom. Vedanta is the main tradition that i follow and so iThank you Neha for these words of pure wisdom. Vedanta is the main tradition that i follow and so i am in complete agreement with what you say. i have an easier time applying letting go of the fruits of my action than when i see unkindness in the world. How would you apply non-attachment to being disappointed in human behavior? My understanding is that i must clean my own heart of any unkindness. What do you think? In Peace, Love and Laughter Linda M See more
  
• Muktabai Elaine, I'm unsure if disappointment is a burden or a passageway to understanding something aboutElaine, I'm unsure if disappointment is a burden or a passageway to understanding something about ourselves. I suppose that lingering there would definitely make it burdensome. In Peace, Love and Laughter Linda M See more
  
• Muktabai Thanks Trisha, I know on the other side of disappointment there waits a gift that could only be opeThanks Trisha, I know on the other side of disappointment there waits a gift that could only be opened after passing through this doorway. In Peace, Love and Laughter Linda M See more
  
• gemini Supported! Linda, this is infact what the Hindu philosophical tradition explains.. to develop andSupported! Linda, this is infact what the Hindu philosophical tradition explains.. to develop and maintain a loving attachment and detachment with everything you do, feel and experience.. this is what is meant by practising pure consciousness in a real sense. There remains no question for disappointment then as one is not attached to the outcomes, one works for the love of work, not the outcomes... Let the peace in our hearts triumph, Neha See more
  
•  Linda, I was explaining this to my husband just last night over dinner. This idea was reinforced forLinda, I was explaining this to my husband just last night over dinner. This idea was reinforced for me lately, after reading Eckhart Tolle's books. Nothing like revisiting such a life-altering truth. I've been practicing by asking myself what I need "right now", and finding that living in the moment relieves one from the burdens we create. Much love, Elaine K  See more
  
• mydomainpvt dearest linda, completely agree with you, the firmer our hope and expectations are, greater are tdearest linda, completely agree with you, the firmer our hope and expectations are, greater are the chance of being disappointed. to be happy one has to be flexible in these i guess. missed you for a few days. Wish you love, peace and happiness. Trisha See more