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  • If my mom means the world to me but its not like I own her (my ness) so is it affection or attachment
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    If my mom means the world to me but its not like I own her (my ness) so is it affection or attachment

    4 months ago 53

    In Jain Dharma, loving your mother deeply is natural, but if the feeling is mixed with “she is mine” or possessiveness, then it becomes attachment (rāga / moha).

    Simple distinction:

    • Affection with purity:
    You care for her, serve her, respect her, and wish for her well-being, without clinging.
    • Attachment:
    You feel, “she belongs to me,” “I cannot be without her,” or you become disturbed by fear, dependence, or possessiveness.

    In your words:

    If your mother means the world to you, that can be good human affection. But if you are also thinking “not my ness”, that shows awareness of non-possessiveness, which is very close to Jain detachment.

    So the pure Jain view is:

    • Care and respect = good
    • Possession and clinging = attachment

    Best Jain way:

    Love her through:
    • seva,
    • gratitude,
    • respect,
    • compassion,

    but keep the inner understanding: “She is an independent soul, and I am also an independent soul.”

    That is the balance of bhakti with vairagya.

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