The Human Flaw of
Attachment
Human unhappiness comes from the human flaw, which is
human attachment to the many material things in the physical world they are
living in. Attachment is only natural and instinctive, but too much attachment
may also become a burden to the mind and the soul—the human flaw that leads to
asking the wrong questions and thus receiving the wrong answers. Letting go of human
attachment may help knowing the right way to finding both human wisdom and
spiritual wisdom, which may ultimately point the pathway to attaining true
human happiness.
It is also important to know that we all have a body, a
mind, and a soul living in the physical world. They are all inter-connected and
inter-dependent on one another for co-existence in order to live and survive in
the physical world. The mind, the body, and the soul all work together as a
system of life energy. The free flow or stagnation of this life energy is
dependent on the “state of being” of the body, the mind, and the soul at each
moment. It is this moment-to-moment alignment in the body, the mind, and the
soul, as well as their alignment with one another, that creates the unique
state of being, which is a miracle in itself.
On the other hand, the misalignment of the body, the mind,
and the soul may stem from the human flaw of attachment, which may adversely
affect the body; given the close body-mind connection, the mind contaminated by
the body may ultimately infest the soul too.
The body is like a wild horse, unbridled, running here,
there, and everywhere. The mind is like the horseman, riding on its back,
trying to rein it in and bringing it back on the right track; to do just that,
human wisdom is required of the horseman. The soul, existing in a totally
different dimension with its inherent spiritual wisdom, supervises both the
horse and the horseman, providing the latter with a compass and a roadmap so
that both the horse and the horseman may continue the journey on the right
track and reach their final destination.
What role does the human flaw play?
The human flaw may negatively affect the behavior and
personality of the horse, and thus challenging the skill and horsemanship of
the rider. This may lead both the horse and the rider onto the wrong track and
get lost.
The bottom line: without the wisdom to know what true
happiness is, we will never find it no matter how hard we may try; without the
wisdom to understand who we are, we will never be happy because true happiness
comes from the true self with both human and spiritual wisdom.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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