CULTIVATE ALL GOODNESS WITHOUT ATTACHMENT TO ANY PERCEPTION
Master Jun Hong Lu: The “Diamond Sutra” says “To cultivate all goodness without attachment to any perception”.
To be detached from all perception means to go away from all the things you like. This detachment is not the kind of detachment on the outside, but rather from deep within your heart. You may still care for the other person through your action, but you should be detached from him in your heart.
For example, you love your child a lot. Though so, from deep within your heart, you should learn to let go of him. When the child is old enough to find himself a job and lead an independent life, you still show care for him through the things you do for him, and the support you render him. However, in your heart you are prepared to let him go when it is time for him to leave.
What’s more worrying is your emotional attachment and not the physical attachment. This understanding is of the utmost importance.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 1 Chapter 2
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