Swami, detachment seems so difficult! It is not at all easy to give up one's attachment to one's family, relatives, etc.
Actually, detachment is quite easy. In Swami's view, holding on is more difficult. See here. I am holding on tightly to this handkerchief. Now I let go. The kerchief falls. Which is more difficult? To hold on tightly, or to let go? To hold tight, I must exert pressure with all the five fingers. This calls for effort. But to release the hold, it is so much easier! Hence, attachment is more difficult than detachment!
(From "Conversations with Sai" - Radio Sai - 13.9.2003)
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