If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother
and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes,
and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Now this is a tough one!
Hate?
Try replacing "does not hate" with the words "clings to".
So spend some time seeing each of the things you cling to for what it really is,
a nightmare (illusion) that causes you excitement and pleasure
on the one hand but also worry, insecurity, tension,
anxiety, fear, unhappiness on the other.
Every single thing you cling to and have convinced yourself
you cannot be happy without
is nightmare (illusion).
When we realize this,
Then at last you will experience that mysterious state
that cannot be described or uttered--the state of abiding happiness and peace.
And you will understand how true it is that everyone who stops clinging
to brothers or sisters, father, mother or children, land or houses...
is repaid a hundred times over and gains eternal life.
From The Way to Love
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