ABSTRACT
In the preceding chapter it was suggested that reducing cravings and reducing attachments are similar. Let us here consider further the latter sense of transforming oneself.
What are the full implications of reducing attachments? How does such a change relate to ordinary living, to the joys and goals of daily life? IfI want to listen to a symphony, does that mean I am attached? If I look forward to enjoying a good meal, does that mean I am attached? That one can enjoy an event without being attached to it is suggested by the following observation from Buddhist literature.
