Nonattachment – Secular Buddhist Association

Do We Need Attachment to be Kind?

By Doug Smith | July 2, 2018

Does kindness require emotional attachment and identification with one another? Several prominent ethical systems promote the idea that our altruistic tendencies are based on emotional closeness and familiarity. We’ll look at a few of those systems, as well as a Buddhist alternative. I hope you’ll stick around for the third section where we’ll get to…

What is Nonattachment?

By Doug Smith | June 25, 2018

We’ll look at aspects of the Buddhist idea of nonattachment in this video, asking what it means and how we might go about practicing it. We will also look at the “near enemy” of nonattachment, something that should not be confused with it. Check out my Patreon page!