Question

What Buddhist concept discusses giving up material possessions?

Answer 1

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The 8 Concerns That Prevent Happiness:

Taking delight in having money and material possessions,Being disappointed, upset, angry when we lose possessions or don’t get them.Feeling delighted when people praise us and approve of us and tell us how wonderful we are.Feeling very upset and dejected when they criticize us and disapprove of us—even if they are telling us the truth!Feeling delighted when we have a good reputation and a good image.Being dejected and upset when we have a bad reputation.Feeling delighted when we experience sense pleasures—fantastic sights, sounds, odors, tastes and tactile sensations.Feeling dejected and upset when we have unpleasant sensations.

To give up these eight worldly concerns and focus on becoming enlightened is what it means to be a spiritual person. These days the word ‘spiritual’ gets thrown around quiet a bit and has lost all meaning but in ancient India there was a clear dividing line between a worldly person a spiritual person and it revolves around what you give up and what you are trying to attain. Of course you can try and be loving, kind and wise in your worldly life but that is trying to have your cake and eat it too and has limited

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Answer 2

If you grew up in the west, most of us were brought up to believe that these desires and attachments would actually make us happy. We believed that if we earned enough money, or got that new iPhone, that we would eventually solve all our problems.

However, when we get them, we’re usually afraid to let go of them as well. And as you might have realized, the joy of these material objects generally don’t last very long and you’re back in the process of desiring again.

So the question is, what does it truly mean to let go of attachment and desiring?

It’s a big topic but living with non-attachment basically means that you don’t grasp onto things around you in an attempt to find comfort or happiness from them, and realize that true peace and happiness comes from letting go of those things.