Detachment (Philosophy)
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This reminds me of the metaphor of a mirror, which stays pure and clean even when it reflects something dirty.
What's interesting to me is how detachment is a concept common across many religions and philosophies.
As one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism..
> "The third noble truth, cessation (nirodha) or nirvana, represented the ultimate aim of Buddhist practice in the Abhidharma traditions: the state free from the conditions that created samsara." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
..As well as a primary teaching in Christian mysticism.
> "When I preach, I usually speak of detachment and say that a man should be empty of self and all things." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meister_Eckhart