The Soul came from it's True Home as a free spirit, totally independent. But upon its' arrival in this world, the focus got distracted and with Mind as its companion started to believe it is the Master. Slowly EGO creeps in.

According to The Master's, Ego is the biggest barrier between the union of The Lord and The Soul. 

We also succumb to another folly of Mind, and that is our attachment. Initially, The Soul's only focus and intent was to Pray, Meditate and be with The Lord.

Unfortunately as Ego crept in, we want to become the Masters of worldly possessions. We want to own it any cost. Once, we are in possession, we get attached to it and under no count do we want to part with it. We believe everything and everyone is here for eternal and will hold same value always.

Whereas the truth is, a child who is attached to a toy leaves it for a bat and ball, as he grows up. He leaves the bat and ball as an young man to focus on his job. The job now becomes His attachment. As he ages, his attachment towards the job diminishes and focus shifts on to settling his children. 

All that we have sown as attachment in our life journey comes to haunt us in our old age. Our materialistic attachment never ceases. It actually passes from one to another. In our endeavour to make the attachment permanent, we break its essence.

We have become a slave of mind instead of being a free spirited soul. But still we falsely take pride of being the owner of this life. We are trying to hold on to Maaya, illusion.

We should always remember The Master's teaching, "Except for The Lord nothing is True or permanent. Thus, to be attached to something which is perishable is losing the opportunity to achieve The true purpose of this life."

Only when we get attached to something more powerful and superior than the materialistic pursuits, we can get detached. We can attain detachment only through The Meditation given by The Master. Let us use our available time in doing the Meditation and do as much as possible. That is how, we can have the control over the switch to on and off ATTACHMENT, as per our will.

Authored by K. Giri