Emperor of Detachment
Detachment is opposite to attachment. Scientists have shown that our default brain settings naturally cling to attachment. Naturally, we are glued to relationships through friends and family, colleagues, hatred, praises, comments, feedback and what not constantly impacting us throughout the day. While we feel happy to be praised, we struggle in the face of negativity. The most common result of this negativity is a tendency to react back building stress within our body. In the words of Sri Aurobindo - “Detachment means standing back with part of the consciousness and observing what is being done without being involved in it. There is no “how” to that; you do it or try it until it succeeds.” 1 In simplest terms, it means that one has to activate the “witness soul” as stated by The Mother. The witness soul is just an observer and it does not react to praises and criticisms. Yoga teaches us to be more focussed and disciplined and calm our mind. A controlled mind is more detached. A de...