Headspace | Meditation Tips | Letting Go of Effort- Attachment, desire, clinging, and grasping. All of these words have been used to describe what we do when we hold on to things in an effort to find happiness and comfortable.
There definitely is an aspect of comfort on the path, because those things we cling to we don't just hold on to because we enjoy or think that they'll make us happy, we're usually afraid to let go of them as well.
So what does it mean to truly let go and live with non-attachment? That's a big topic, so I'd suggest reading this if you want to learn more about it, but suffice it to say that living with non-attachment means to live in a way that you don't grasp on to things around you in an attempt to find comfort or happiness from them, and in effect, realize true peace and happiness from letting go of those things.
It does not mean that you live separate from civilization, away from people, relationships, and any and all endeavors in a far-off jungle cave or something.
True non-attachment, true letting go, means living amidst these things just as you always have, but with a deep understanding of the fundamental truths of this world, such as our impermanence and interbeing, and therefore are able to exist in the world while not grasping on to anything in a sense of dependency.

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