What is Not Clinging, and Why Do We Care?

Date: 2025-06-19 Thursday

For this June 19 sit we’ll be exploring the phrase "not clinging" in Buddhist practice, and why we care.

This simple phrase – not clinging - reaches far more deeply, with much greater import, than might seem at first. When we don't cling we're free, and in practice we slowly discover how much of our life is dedicated to clinging in ways we don't see.

Over time, we see how profound is this freedom from clinging, both to things outside us, and to our sticky sense of self. In a way not clinging is at the core of what the Buddha taught, at the core of the awakening he directed us toward.

Click here to listen to or download the talk on the Seattle Insight page.