Frage: Was macht Denken so hartnäckig?
Antwort: Der gesamte mentale Inhalt stellt Anhaftungen dar und darunter liegt die Anhaftung an das Selbst und das Klammern an das, was man für die Quelle des Überlebens und des Glücks hält. Es ist auch die Identifikation. In Wirklichkeit ist die Quelle des Glücks das SELBST und nicht das Selbst. OU Licht des Alls, S. 90

Frage: Wie kann man nun wirklich den Inhalt des Denkens bearbeiten?
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Zuerst muss man durch Erfahrung feststellen, dass man in das eigene Denken und Selbst verliebt ist, und dass die spirituelle Arbeit im Wesentlichen darin besteht, die Anhaftung an Gedanken und liebgewordene Meinungen, Standpunkte und Erinnerungen loszulassen, deren Wert durch narzisstische Identifikation aufgeblasen und überbewertet wird. Das innerste Wesen des Egos ist Narzissmus.
Erkenne die Quelle der Liebe für das SELBST.
Sei bereit, die Objekte der Liebe zu Gedanken zu übergeben und GOTT anstelle deines Selbstes zu verehren.
Werde bereit, alle Anhaftungen an den Inhalt des Geistes/Gemütes aufzugeben. OU Licht des Alls, S. 90

Es ist wichtig, zwischen Nicht-Anhaftung und Loslösung zu unterscheiden.
- Loslösung bezeichnet Rückzug und auch Verneinung, was zu Indifferenz führt, die ihrerseits eine Verteidigungshaltung gegen Angst vor Anhaftung bildet. Fortschreitende Loslösung führt zu Langeweile, Flachheit und schwindender Lebendigkeit und Daseinsfreude. Wenn man diesem Weg unentwegt folgt, endet Loslösung als Pfad der Verneinung schließlich in der Leerheit, die oft irrtümlicherweise als Erleuchtung oder als der von Buddha beschriebene Zustand das „Anatta“ [Nicht-Selbst] angesehen wurde. Obwohl die Leerheit eine sehr beeindruckende Bewusstseinsstufe ist, bildet doch All-Sein den ultimativen Zustand. Leerheit ist nichtlinear, was beeindruckt, sie ist allerdings auch von göttlicher Liebe entleert, die ebenfalls nichtlinear ist. Die wahre Seinsweise von All-Sein [allness] im Gegensatz zu Nichtsein [nothingness] ist in der Erfahrung sehr, sehr verschieden.
- Der Pfad zur Erleuchtung verläuft über Nicht-Anhaftung, statt über Verneinung. Um dies zu verstehen, ist die Erkenntnis wichtig, dass nichtlineare Energie des Bewusstseins selbst dem Linearen wesensmäßig innewohnt und dass Nicht-Anhaftung bedeutet: Nicht abhängig sein von Form. Nicht-Anhaftung ist weder Anziehung noch Abneigung.
- Im Gegensatz dazu führt Loslösung oft zu Abneigung und Vermeidung und ebenfalls zu Abwertung.
- Nicht-Anhaftung erlaubt Freiheit von der Anziehung projizierter Werte und Erwartungen wie beispielsweise Gewinn. Ohne Furcht vor Anziehung und Abneigung lässt Neutralität die Möglichkeit zur Teilnahme und Freude am Leben offen, weil das Leben in der Erfahrung eher einem Spiel als einem „goldenen Gefängnis“ gleicht. Das stimmt mit der Lehre des Tao überein, denen zufolge man den Fluss des Lebens weder sucht noch sich ihm entgegenstellt. Auf diese Weise verläuft das Leben mühelos und das Dasein an sich erfreulich, ohne Bedingungen und unbekümmert wie ein Korken im Wasser. Das bedeutet, „die Welt wie ein loses Gewand zu tragen“, was der Heilige Franz von Assisi empfahl. OU Erleuchtung ist möglich, S. 216

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1.2 Zitate (engl.) von D. Hawkins

Non-attachment is not the same as indifference, withdrawal or detachment. [...] In contrast, non-attachment allows full participation in life without trying to control outcomes. The Eye of the I, S. 145

The spiritual aspirant, therefore, is wise to detach from all positionalities and opinions and be willing to surrender the ego’s temporary satisfactions for a higher goal. I. Subjectivity and Reality, S. 177

It is important to differentiate nonattachment from detachment.
- Detachment indicates withdrawal as well as negation, leading to indifference, which in itself is a defense against the fear of attachment. Progressive detachment leads to ennui, flatness, and a decrease in aliveness and the joy of existence. If followed consistently, detachment as the pathway of negation leads eventually to the Void, which is often misunderstood to represent Enlightenment or the described Buddha state of anatta, from the Sanscrit. […]
- The pathway to the state of Enlightenment is via nonattachment rather than negation. In understanding this, it is important to realize that the nonlinear energy of consciousness itself is intrinsic within the linear, and that nonattachment means nondependence on form. Nonattachment means neither attraction nor aversion.
- In contrast, detachment often leads to aversion and avoidance, as well as devaluation.
- Nonattachment allows for the freedom from the attraction of projected values and anticipations such as gain. Without fear of either attraction or aversion. Neutrality allows for participation and the enjoyment of life because, experientially, life becomes more like play than a high-stakes involvement. This is consistent with with teachings of the Tao, in that the flow of life is neither sought nor resisted. Thus, life becomes effortless and existence itself is pleasurable, without conditions, and easygoing like a cork in the sea. It is 'wearing the world like a loose garment', as St. Francis of Assisi recommended. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 198-199

Detachment is an ongoing process that, unfortunately, can lead to apathy and emotional flatness, non-involvement, and indifference. It can also result in passivity and loss of interest in life. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 99

Question: How can one simultaneously participate yet not get attached or involved. Does that not lead to avoidance?
Answer: It is the motive that determines the effects of participation. Activities are merely what one 'does', but not what one 'is'. All seeming events present learning opportunities. One can participate and at the same time experience phenomena from the level of the witness/observer and watch what arises from within the psyche. It is important to differentiate detachment from nonattachment. Detachment can result in avoidance or withdrawal, whereas nonattachment allows participation without taking a stake in the outcome. Discovery of the Presence of God, S. 102

Attachment to the linear doesn't mean you can't go to heaven. It's contextualized within a decision about certain values. Sedona Seminar God vs. Science, 17. February 2007

Detachment indicates withdrawal as well as negation, leading to indifference, which in itself is a defense against the fear of attachment. Progressive detachment leads to ennui, flatness, and a decrease in aliveness and the joy of existence. If followed consistently, detachment as the pathway of negation leads eventually to the Void, which is often misunderstood to represent Enlightenment or the described Buddha state of anatta, from the Sanscrit. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 198

In contrast, detachment often leads to aversion and avoidance, as well as devaluation. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 199

Neutrality allows for participation and the enjoyment of life because, experientially, life becomes more like play than a high-stakes involvement. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 199

Question: What is holding back one's level of consciousness?
Answer: Attachments! One is the secret pleasure we get out of emotions and all experiencing. Everyone here is addicted to experiencing. You are hooked on experiencing experience. We will have a 12-Step Group for experience addicts! You are not at the effect of anything out there. You are doing a solo dance within yourself for what you can juice out of it. If you do nothing but lay back, then the grace of God reveals all to you effortlessly. There is nothing to seek, to gain, to get, to experience. Sedona Seminar God vs. Science, 17. Februar 2007

It's only your addiction to the linear that brings you back to the physical in the first place. Attachment to the linear doesn’t mean you can’t go to heaven. It's contextualized within a decision about certain values. Sedona Seminar God vs. Science, 17. February 2007

Detachment is an ongoing process that, unfortunately, can lead to apathy and emotional flatness, non-involvement, and indifference. It can also result in passivity and loss of interest in life. There are misunderstandings of spirituality that teach that even love is an attachment, which is a misconception, for love is an aspect of God; possessiveness is an aspect of ego. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, S. 99

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1.4 Zitate (engl.) von anderen Quellen

If, as in a dream, you see a light brighter than the sun, your remaining attachments will suddenly come to an end and the nature of reality will be revealed. Such an occurrence serves as the basis for enlightenment. But this is something only you know. You can't explain it to others. Bodhidharma, Zen Shaolin monk [LoC 795]

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. John Muir

That’s an important point for many people to reach. That sense of deep crisis — when the world as they have known it, and the sense of self that they have known that is identified with the world, become meaningless. That happened to me. I was just that close to suicide and then something else happened — a death of the sense of self that lived through identifications, identifications with my story, things around me, the world. Eckhart Tolle, Ripples on the Surface of Being, interviewer Andrew Cohen, magazine What Is Enlightenment?, issue 34

I'd much rather hear you say, "I've come awake," than hear you say, "I'm sorry."
I'd much rather hear you say to me, "I've come awake since we last met; what I did to you won't happen again," than to hear you say, "I'm so sorry for what I did to you. Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) Indian Catholic Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, spiritual leader

Buddha said: "The world is full of sorrow. The origin of sorrow is desire. The uprooting of sorrow is desirelessness." […] The world is full of sorrow. The root of sorrow is craving / attachment. The uprooting of sorrow is cravinglessness / dropping of attachments. I desire all kinds of things, but I don't desperately need anything. Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) Indian Catholic Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, spiritual leader on Wake Up to Life! – How to Love?, presented by Center for Spiritual Exchange and Tabor Publishing, 1986, Google video, 31:19 minutes duration, posted 2007
2nd source: Rediscovering Life, part 2 of 6, YouTube film, minute 2:09 out of 10:03 minutes duration, posted 15. November 2008

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2. Englische Texte zum Thema Anhaftung / Attachment – English section

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2.1 Neun Abhilfen bei Anhaftungen (engl.) / Nine remedies for attachments

Folgende Übungen können im Alltag angewendet werden. Sie dienen auch als Grundlage für Kontemplation oder Meditation:

One man can conquer a thousand times thousand men in battle,
but one who conquers himself is the greatest of conquerors.
The Dhammapada

Observe Yourself: Do I exaggerate positive qualities of things I am attached to, are they really worth all my troubles? Is it really worth to work hard for days, weeks or months to have an hour of fun?
Use Your Inner Wisdom: Discover how exaggerated attachment is and how desire works against oneself. Try to be wiser than the monkey and let go of the candy to be free.
Reflect on the Unsatisfactory Nature of Existence. This is also called the First Noble Truth. How much fun is fun really, and how much is it forgetting the pain? Do desires ever stop or is it an endless job to fulfil them?
Reflect on Impermanence. How important is the person or object: everything will end someday, people die, things break.
Reflect on the Problems of Attachment. Lying in the sun is great, but it quickly leads to sunburn. Eating nice food is great, but it leads to indigestion and obesity.
Reflect on bodily attraction (lust for sex). Loving someone is great. And what happens when the "honeymoon-days" are over? What is the body really? A skin bag filled with bones, flesh, disgusting organs and fluids.
Reflect on the Results of Attachment. Greed and craving lead to stealing and all kinds of crime, including war. Addiction to alcohol and drugs are simply forms of strong craving; they destroy the addict and the surroundings. Uncontrolled lust leads to sexual abuse. The feeling of greed, craving and lust in themselves can be easily seen as forms of suffering.
Reflect on Death. What are all objects of attachment worth at "the moment of truth" or death?
Emptiness. The ultimate antidote to attachment and all other negative emotions is the realisation of emptiness.

Quelle: A view on Buddhism, On Attachment, Buddhism.Kalachakranet.org

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3. Index: Anhaftung, Verhaftetsein, Losgelöstheit / Attachment – Bücher von D. Hawkins

Englische Werke

Buch2E Nonattachment, S. 145
Buch5E Detachment / Nonattachment, S. 99, 198, 199, 339
Buch6E Detachment S. 78, 102, 156, 165-167, 180, 252, 253;
Nonattachment S. 67, 89, 102, 103, 162

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3.1 Index: Audio- und Videomedien (engl.) von und mit D. Hawkins

Dialogue with Yun Kyung Huh (Korea) on Advanced States of Consciousness, Volume III, on the chapter "About the author" in Power vs. Force, early 80ties, Videoausschnitt, Non-Attachment Versus Detachment, YouTube clip, 1:13 minutes duration, posted 30. July 2009

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