Everybody talks about detachment. If we want to be detached from life, the best thing is to fall dead.Then we will be completely detached. Isn’t it so? If we get detached from life, that means death. If wetalk of detachment, we are talking of avoiding life. Because of all this sort of talk there are a lot ofhalf-alive people on this planet. Detachment is a crime against life. That’s why I am saying the bestway to avoid life is to fall dead.

Why do we want to exist here and yet avoid life? We have come here to live and to experience life. Ourlife should happen in the most exuberant way possible. We talk of detachment because somewherethere is fear of getting involved with life. We must understand that fear should not be about involve-ment but about entanglement. We talk of detachment because we do not know the distinction betweeninvolvement and entanglement. Life can be known only by involvement. If we are not involved, itdoesn’t mean anything even if we are in heaven.

We must be actively and consciously involved with everything around us, with every moment of ourlife. Then there will be no question of entanglement.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, a prominent spiritual leader, is a visionary, humanitarian, an author, poetand internationally-renowned speaker. He can be contacted at www.ishafoundation.org

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