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What is possessiveness?
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stemming from a yearning for design and colour is not justified. It is considered possessiveness. Clothes, utensils and other objects are essential for living. But one must be vigilant not to cross the boundary of necessity. Some of you have so many possessions that they rust in your trunks, yet others die of hunger and cold. Some of you overeat and suffer from indigestion and related diseases, while many others die of hunger and scarcity. A nonpossessive person is aware of this disparity. He never does anything, which causes differences and conflicts within family, state or country.
It is when a person is blinded by his desires that he cannot see beyond his selfishness. Here, he sows the seeds of conflict which aggravate the feelings of insecurity and jealousy, thus leading to disharmony. The only way to destroy these negative feelings is to forfeit desires and unnecessary accumulation.
Non-possessiveness lies at the core of world-peace. It is the life-breath of sādhanā as opposed to possessiveness, which is death. Non-possessiveness nurtures detachment and kills attachment. Detachment is virtue and attachment vice. Detachment is the gateway of heaven and liberation and attachment that of w
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