Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no emotional interest in it. Profoundly inspirational detachment quotes and sayings will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
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Famous Detachment Quotes
This detachment must not be mere amputation; everything which is shaken off must be simultaneously found again at a higher level. Gabriel Marcel
Acquire the art of detachment, the virtue of method, and the quality of thoroughness, but above all the grace of humility. William Osler
Detachment means to not be owned by what we own. Mahatma Prabhu
To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment. Erich Fromm
Sometimes you have to completely detach yourself. Anonymous
Detachment is not that you should own nothing. But that nothing should own you. Ali ibn abi Talib
Detachment doesn’t mean I’m trying less hard. It just means that fears and emotions that used to torment and paralyze me longer have the same power over me. Kelly Cultrone
He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment. Meister Eckhart
The root of suffering is attachment. Buddha
Only in the stillness of detachment can the soul yield up her secrets. Elsa Barker
Detachment is an art of enjoying something while always being open to the possibility of losing it someday. John B. Bejo
Detachment, sometimes it’s necessary in order to restore your sanity. Your peace of mind. Anonymous
Detach from needing to have things work out a certain way. The universe is perfect and there are no failures. Give yourself the gift of detaching from your worries and trust that everything is happening perfectly. Anonymous
Everything is temporary, Emotions, thoughts, people and scenery. Do not become attached, just flow with it. Anonymous
Even when I detach, I care. You can be separate from a thing and still care about it. David Levithan
We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. We are here to observe, to learn, to grow, to love, and then we return home. Australian Aboriginal Proverb
Great calm, generous detachment, selfless love, disinterested effort: these are what make for success in life. If you can find peace in yourself and can spread comfort around you, you will be happier than an empress. Rabindranath Tagore
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Simone Well
The essence of the Way is detachment. Bodhidharma
And never have I felt so deeply at one and the same time so detached from myself and so present in the world. Albert Camus
Be in the world as though you were a stranger or wayfarer. Bukhari
Consciousness is compassion infused detached. Amy Larson
The nature of mind has no stain; it is basically complete in itself. Just detach from false mental objects and be enlightened to being as is. Baizhang Huaihai
Those who conquer their minds are beings of detachment. Anonymous
It was my letting go that gave me a better hold. Chris Matakas
Detachment is the ultimate pleasure. Saraha
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor. Norman Vincent Peale
Humor is a form of self-detachment. Claude Roy
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. Michael Bassey Johnson
Compassion without detachment is attachment to the bodily platform. Radhanath Swami
Detachment is not giving up the things in this world but accepting the fact and to be continuously aware that nothing is permanent. Aditya Ajmera
Your heart must become a sea of love. Your mind must become a river of detachment. Sri Chinmoy
Detached action is unselfish work. Bhagavad Gita
Detachment and involvement: the artist must have both. The link between them is compassion. It has taken me over fifty years to get a glimmer of what this means. Madeleine L’Engle
Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is. Sharon Salzberg
Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unnecessary as when you were alone. Michael Bassey Johnson
Detachment does not mean non-involvement. You can be deeply involved but not entangled. Jaggi Vasudev
Our detachments move us toward freedom and death. Mason Cooley
One has to remain detached in order to triumph over others. Rollo May
There is no detachment where there is no pain. And there is no pain endured without hatred or lying unless detachment is present too. Simone Weil
The detached observer’s view is one window on the world. Kenneth L. Pike
Detachment consists in refraining from letting our possessions possess us. Abdu`l-Bahá
There is nothing harder to come by than detachment and solitude; and nothing more important. Marya Mannes
Detachment is the beginning of mastery. Sri Aurobindo
We live in a society where detachment is almost essential. Philip K. Dick
True detachment isn’t separation from life but the absolute freedom within your mind to explore living. Ron. W. Rathbun
To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it’s detachment. Sam Snead
Detachment doesn’t mean you don’t let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it penetrate you fully. That’s how you are able to leave it. Mitch Albom
Detachment produces a peculiar state of mind. Maybe that’s the worst sentence of all, to be deprived of feeling what a human being ought to be entitled to feel. James Dickey
In the face of evil, detachment is a dubious virtue. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Just a little detachment from the ego is needed. Rajneesh
Detachment is a plant of slow growth; if you pluck the tender plant to look for the pods, you will be disappointed. Sri Sathya Sai Baba
