Attachment: Love, Need & Letting Go

Love vs Attachment: What Is the Difference?

Love seeks the other's good; attachment clings out of need. Explore the Buddhist analysis of craving, Fromm's practice of love, and the difference.

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Stoicism vs Buddhism on Desire: What Are the Different Views?

Stoicism and Buddhism both teach that desire causes suffering, but they diagnose and treat it differently. Compare the two traditions on desire, attachment, and the path to peace.

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What Is Attachment?

What is attachment? Philosophy and Buddhism distinguish attachment — clinging rooted in need — from love. Explore the concept and non-attachment.

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How to Let Go of Attachment?

Attachment binds us to the past and to rigid expectations. Learn how to let go of attachment through Buddhist practice and practical daily habits.

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Connection

Connection is the philosophical exploration of human bonds as a fundamental need, examined through Aristotle's social animal, Buber's I-Thou, and the modern crisis of alienation.

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Detachment

Detachment is the philosophical exploration of non-attachment as a path to freedom, examined through Stoic apatheia, Buddhist non-clinging, Taoist wu-wei, and the distinction between detachment and indifference.

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Love

A philosophical exploration of love through Plato's Symposium, Aristotle's friendship, Stoic and existential perspectives, and the connection between love, virtue, and human flourishing.

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Thich Nhat Hanh: Philosophy, Mindfulness & Legacy

An accessible introduction to Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen master who brought mindfulness and engaged Buddhism to a global audience.

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Epictetus

An evidence-led introduction to Epictetus, Stoic philosopher and teacher whose Discourses and Enchiridion shaped Western thought on freedom, discipline, and the examined life.

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Buddha

A historically careful introduction to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha of Buddhist tradition, and the teachings attributed to him.

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Enchiridion

A philosophical guide to Epictetus's Enchiridion, the manual of Stoic practice: the dichotomy of control, the disciplines of desire and assent, and the art of living freely.

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Meditations

An evidence-led guide to Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, its Stoic ideas, Roman context, and continuing influence.

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Philosophy of Attachment

An introduction to the philosophy of attachment, exploring how Buddhism, Stoicism, and phenomenology analyze clinging, need, love, and the practice of letting go, and how psychology's attachment theory complements the philosophical tradition.

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Buddhism

A source-led introduction to Buddhist traditions, their analysis of suffering, ethical cultivation, compassion, and the path to liberation.

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Stoicism

An evidence-led introduction to Stoicism, its Greek origins, Roman development, central virtues, and continuing influence.

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Stoic Wisdom

A learning path through Stoic philosophy, virtue, resilience, inner peace, and the art of living with purpose.

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Buddhist Wisdom

A guided learning journey through Buddhist philosophy, compassion, the Buddha, and the Dhammapada.

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