Letting go does not mean we will end up

having nothing. On the contrary, only by letting go

can one be at ease and liberated.

— “Letting Go”

Buddha-Dharma: Pure and Simple

Letting Go

It is human nature to desire gain. For those who are used to having,

they will certainly be resistant when told to let go. Just imagine, what

is left once we let go of fame, money, love, gains, and everything

else?

Letting go does not mean we will end up having nothing. On the

contrary, only by letting go can one be at ease and liberated. Like a

suitcase, pick it up when needed, and let go when not—this is the way

to ease one’s burden.

Once, there was an old villager who visited his family in the city.

To welcome him, his family gave the old man a jar of candy. Ho ...