September/October 1999
Articles on the theme "Attachment & Detachment"
Life's Parade
by Bob Gonzalez
Of death, meditation, possessions and
true detachment.
Responding Resourcefully to Criticism
Cydné Battreall
Learning to detach or disassociate
to create new ways of responding to criticism.
The Ultimate Release
by Constance Felos
Forgiveness: the conscious, energetic
release of debilitating attachment. Death of the body: the ultimate release
of physical attachment.
You and Your Thoughts
by Patrick Plaskett
The problems of identifying ourselves
with our thoughts and emotional responses.
Cultivating Detachment
by Dr. Neil Cooper
Detachment as part of a spiritual practice.
Its role in connecting us with Source, Spirit, Energy, Qi, Consciousness.
In The Heart of God
by Ron Graham
How attachment and detachment can be
good or bad. Sorting out which is which.
Attachment & Detachment - Their Hidden Meaning
by Magzcha Westerman
The numerological significance of the
words Attachment and Detachment.
The Rewards of Release
by Dr. Audrey Craft Davis
The rewards of releasing losses to
the universe. Releasing others from the bondage of our thoughts.
Transcending Attachment
by Rev. Pat Cross
Using attachment and detachment to
help us reach a higher spiritual level - a connection with our true Source.
Detachment Brings Joy
by Rev. Nancy L. Buchanan
Of going with the flow to achieve a
positive lifestyle.
Other Feature Articles
Natural Health Q & A
by Dolores Puterbaugh
A discussion of some of the physical
and emotional changes and challenges women face going through menopause.
2000 and Beyond!
by David Findlay/ Patricia Diane Cota-Robles
What is . . . Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)?
by Sam Jarcynski and Greg Stanek
Mineral Kingdom
by Judy Power
Featured stones for September and October:
Peridot and Natrolite.
The Rewards of Release
by Dr. Audrey Craft Davis
Detachment is simply another way of saying release. When is it proper to release something? "If you have suffered a loss, someone owes you money and refuses to repay you, or if you have been cheated in some way, release it to the universe and count it as seed sown. Then you can reap the dividends from it." (From "Metaphysical Techniques That Really Work".)
If you had a large sum of money in your hand, you would not just spend it; you would invest it so it could earn for you the things you want. You would not sell the goose that is laying the golden egg. I speak from experience.
I learned about this rich means of having what you desire in life. I lost a very large sum of money and I have, like so many of you, been (what seemed like) cheated and people have refused to repay me after I have loaned them money.
I lay awake in a cold sweat, wondering if there might be some way I could retrieve my losses. When it looked like there was none, I decided that I had to somehow turn my loss into a victory. After much meditation, I felt I had the answer.
I said, "I will release it all to the universe and count it as seed sown. That way I can expect to gain through dividends from the cosmos." So, I happily added up the huge sum that I had just invested. It was a lot but it felt good. Since then, when I suffer a loss, I can hardly wait to add it to my investment. I can say that since that day years ago I have had everything my heart desired. I expect to reap a harvest which I have sown and I do.
As children, I know, we were taught that when you give you should not expect anything in return. That is wrong. It goes against Universal Law which says, "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." That is law and it can not be broken.
Now, if I lose money or have a loss some other way, I add it to the investment which is growing and paying me dividends. It feels great! My former writing instructor read my chapter on releasing one's debts to the universe and he said it changed his life forever.
He had made a bad investment years ago. He lay awake many long nights and it still had a hold on him. But when he read that chapter, he released it all to the universe. Now he reaps the dividends and sleeps like a baby.
Another form of release is when someone goes out of your life. We form attachments that, sometimes for our own good, need release. If you are in a relationship that breaks up, let go. Visualize that one surrounded by a pink cloud of love as you silently state, "I release you and bless you, knowing that God is in charge of this situation and all is well."
If that one is to be part of your life, he or she will return. If not, consider that a small door has been closed so that a much larger door can be opened to you.
Instead of attaching ourselves to things we need, feel that surge of release that sets us free. It is enough to attach ourselves to home and family, and I think most of us do, but we must leave room for individuality.
Healing is often hindered because the patient has not released the illness. I heard one lady exclaim, "I have lived with this pain for so long, if all of a sudden it disappeared, I would feel as though I had lost a dear friend."
The scripture says that we can loose (release) things on earth and we can bind things on earth. On several instances, I have given this text to show a person what they can safely attach (bind) and what to detach (release) a loved one from.
The young man who delivered a package to me, looked worried as he began telling me of his wonderful little son. He said, "I love him so much, I fear for his life every minute, so scared that he may not live to grow up. I dread going to work each day."
"Young man," I said sternly, "You cannot go on thinking that way. You are binding your child with those thoughts. You could make it happen. Release that child from that bondage, now."
"How else can I think? I love him so much. Please tell me."
"If you are going to bind your child, bind him with this. Plant a picture in your mind of you taking your son to school and playing baseball with him and, as he gets older, being good pals. Even go so far as to make plans for when he goes to college.
Plan what kind of position he might seek as he moves into the commercial world. Even plan for when he gets married and makes you a grandfather. Put a Christ light of protection around him. Then you can work all day and look forward to the things you will be doing with him when you get home and on weekends."
"How can I ever thank you for saving me from harming the person I love most in all the world? I have never heard of this way of thinking. I thought I was being a good father by worrying about him but, from now on, I will be on my guard never to bind my son with fear thoughts ever again."
Dr. Audrey Craft Davis lives with her husband in Oldsmar, FL. Author of "Metaphysical Techniques That Really Work". She holds workshops and seminars, and has appeared on TV. Also available for counseling. (813) 891-0644.
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