Non-Attachment???

How would you define Non-Attachment?

When I first became aware of this idea...I was a bit confused...and I could not properly define it.

I knew very little of the Eastern teachings on this subject...but I knew Jesus said, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Matt. 16:24 Therefore, I thought Non-Attachment was all about "denial." It was not until in recent years that I understood that "Denial" and "Non-Attachment" are not the same thing!

I thought "deny" meant you were in a constant state of avoidance....to shun, refrain, or withdraw. This did not sound like joy to me...this sounded like a life without happiness. I did not understand the process. Denial is only the beginning of the process. This is why Jesus followed the word deny with "Pick up your cross and follow me."

What did that mean? It meant death and resurrection!

It meant death to my attachments... death to the power of my ego's attachments to this world.

The ego has it's purpose...it serves us well until we pass on into the next dimension. But it has been programed to attach it's self to this world...Why? For the purpose of survival.

Once you have been "born from above" and received the Holy Spirit, you now have the power to be freed from your attachments...until then you are a slave to your attachments and your ego has full control of you. The Holy Spirit's work is to free you from attachments. You do Not just avoid them...that alone creates suffering. You can actually be free from attachments as though they never existed.

The work of the Holy Spirit within you is is an on-going process of transformation. Through this process you are set free from your attachments. Read Romans 12:1-2. "...be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind..."

You move up through the higher states of spiritual being...higher states of consciousness...this is the kingdom of God within you. 2 Corinthians 3: 17-18 "...from Glory to Glory..."

Watch the video below and allow the wisdom of God to speak to you.

Steve Hart