That is, if you have a wife, don’t attach to having her; if you have a husband, don’t cling to having him. If you have painful or sorrowful experiences, don’t cling to them as ‘I’ or ‘mine’ and it will be as if they never happened. That is, don’t be sad about them. Don’t attach to joy, goods, and worldly dealings, either.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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From “NO RELIGION,” translated from the Thai by Santikaro.