Emotional Equilibrium; Welcoming but Not Clinging
Richard Rohr
Much of the work of emotional maturity is learning to distinguish between emotions that give us a helpful message about ourselves or situations, and emotions that are merely narcissistic reactions to the moment. Most of us are naturally good at attachment, but few of us have training in detachment or letting go. Practicing detachment is one of the great tasks of any healthy spirituality. To be truly conscious, we must step back from our compulsive identification with our unquestioned attachment to our isolated selves. This is the primary illusion and cause of our delusion. Pure consciousness is never just me, trapped inside self. Rather, it is an observing of “me” from a distance—from the viewing platform kindly offered by God.”