Glossary · Term
Attachment
An inclination of the human being based on the fear of loss. It is sustained by the false belief in owning or possessing things and/or people. Both beliefs are born of the ego. In reality, we own nothing and no one.
In the Foundation's Topics
To achieve this, it is essential to give up suffering in the face of life's events and to let go of all emotional attachment to material things and people.
The result of individuality is the ability to share without attachments, and to find the self-worth and mental flexibility that lead us to a constant process of personal, social, and technological change and growth.
We live full of fears, attachments, dependencies, and guilt: about not getting what we want, about losing what we have, about losing our loved ones…