| Anything that you really want in life you must | | | | seriousness—the distinctive features of |
| first detach yourself from it. It almost sounds | | | | everyday mediocre existence and poverty |
| paradoxical, doesn’t it? If I want it, how can | | | | consciousness.” |
| I detach myself from it so that I can get it? | | | | They key to detachment is being aware of your |
| The secret lies in bypassing your ego. Don’t | | | | higher self and a higher purpose. Don’t get |
| want something for ego’s sake. Don’t | | | | caught up in the “how it will happen” and |
| want that million dollar house or expensive new | | | | “when it will happen.” Know that by |
| car just so others can see you. That | | | | detaching yourself you are opening yourself up to |
| doesn’t mean you can’t have those | | | | an infinite amount of possibilities just ready to |
| things or enjoy those things. It just means that | | | | bring to you that which you desire. Don’t |
| you have to know having them doesn’t | | | | limit you self to your vastly insufficient, finite, ego |
| make you superior or a more special person. | | | | driven mind. |
| Stop seeing life as a struggle to gain more and | | | | The following steps are paraphrased from Deepak |
| more and more. As if the more you gain the | | | | Chopra’s, The Seven Spiritual Laws of |
| more security it will bring you. It won’t. In | | | | Success. Use these steps to apply the Law of |
| fact you may find the opposite. The more you | | | | Detachment in your life. |
| gain and the more you are attached to your gains | | | | 1. Allow yourself and those around you to be as |
| the more insecure you will feel. Not only will you | | | | they are. Do not impose your idea of how |
| still want more but if you become overly | | | | things should be. Do not force solutions on |
| attached you may fear the loss of what you | | | | problems, thereby creating new problems. |
| have “gained.” | | | | 2. Factor uncertainty as an essential ingredient |
| You can not search and find security. It is | | | | of your experience. Then notice how solutions |
| already in you if you want it. | | | | will spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out |
| Deepak Chopra in his book The Seven Spiritual | | | | of the confusion, disorder and chaos. The more |
| Laws of Success says, “Without detachment | | | | uncertain things seem to be the more secure you |
| we are prisoners of helplessness, hopelessness, | | | | will feel. |
| mundane needs, trivial concerns, and | | | | |