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I can just run off and pull it out by the roots.
The catch is that actively being unattached to things is still being attached to something. You’re attached to being unattached. Actively desiring to be desireless is still a desire. Letting go of a thought is still a thought. Surrendering to a feeling is still a feeling. I think most (smart) people who are turned off by Eastern Philosophy at first glance intuitively recognize this. And rightly so…Excuse me, but couldn't a reasonable person stop right there and get it?
By that definition of desire and attachment, you’re screwed if you do and screwed if you don’t.
always and any time....
