A meditation on the immigrant experience
“Would the Buddha agree?” I pondered. Buddhism insists on being present and observing your thoughts and feelings and not attaching yourself to them. Transcendental happiness or nirvana is the ultimate goal of a Buddhist’s life. But the path to this ultimate “liberation of your mind” requires that you relinquish all attachment to things and people. While I generally find Buddhist principles to be beautiful and enlightening, I find this one to be impractical and unnatural.
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