What's the Difference Between Buddhist Non-Attachment and Mental Detachment?

Non-attachment is at the heart of Buddhist practice. How is it different from mental "detachment"? We will look at what non-attachment means in early Buddhism and how it differs from detachment.

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✅ Useful articles:
Elizabeth Harris, “Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism”: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/a...

http://www.zenthinking.net/blog/under...

✅ Suttas:
https://suttacentral.net/sn47.32/en/s...
https://suttacentral.net/sn35.118/en/...
https://suttacentral.net/mn11/en/sujato
https://suttacentral.net/dn26/en/sujato
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit...
https://suttacentral.net/an9.7/en/sujato

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