Krishna begins his teachings about spiritual discipline by saying, "Be intent on action,not on the fruits of action; avoid attraction to fruits and attachment to inaction!". ... "Wise men disciplined by understanding relinquish the fruit born of action; freed from these bonds of rebirth, they reach a place beyond decay". ... Desire and attachment, for and to material objects, are the biggest hurdles faced by men. ... "Action imprisons the world unless it is done as sacrifice; freed from attachment, Arjuna, perform action as sacrifice!... The principle of action without attachment is prob...

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In The Bhagavad-Gita Lord Krishna says to Arjuna "Be intent on action, not on the fruits of action; avoid attraction to the fruits and attachment to inaction. Perform actions, firm in discipline, relinquishing attachment; be impartial to failure and success - this equanimity is called discipline" (The Bhagavad-Gita pg. 36). ... It is also apparent that they disagree about the attachment to the actions performed by a person. ... It is hard for a man in today's society to perform an action without any attachment and desire. ... Performing actions with attachment is the obsession that dr...

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There are four main attributes to the social bond; attachment, commitment, involvement, and beliefs. ... The first bond, attachment, refers to a person's sensitivity to and interest in others (Hirshi 1969). One's acceptance of social norms and the development of social conscious depend on attachment for other human beings. Attachment takes three forms according to Hirschi; parents, schools, and peers are important social institutions for a person. ... Adoption has been seen as the best solution to three problems: a biological mother who cannot, will not, or is discouraged from taking...

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The birth parents relinquish legal and basic child bearing to the adoptive parents. ... (Wishard 159-160) A need for roots and a feeling of attachment with their biological heritage and genealogical history is essential to the formation of a child's identity. ... On the other hand, open adoption may help a child understand his/her identity and focuses adoptive parents on issues of attachment. ...

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It is also expected that she relinquish all parental rights and ties to the child once it has been born, making the couple the sole legal parents of the baby. ... Many of them claim that they underestimated the attachment they would feel for the baby, even though it was not a child conceived out of love. ...

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The "victims" of these pranks are always willing participants in the proceedings, and they relinquish their superiority in a spirit of good nature. ... Furthermore, Shiva is associated with austerity and detachment; as an ascetic he is not likely to favor social attachments such as those forged during Holi. ...

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Having no profound emotional attachment to Alcee Arobin, Edna still sleeps with him. ... Her struggle to explore limitless worlds of independence and love resonates with defiance to relinquish her newly found sense of self, proving to grow more brazen and daring every day. ...

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