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Originally Posted by AndyMartin  You are confusing desire with attachment to desire. Realizing desires and attachment to desires are not the same thing. |
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Originally Posted by Antarananda The detachment is towards the end-result of action, not towards performing action. This is actually the art of skillful activity, where one remains as a witness, and does not get elated with success, nor dejected with failure. |
Both of you are right.
This leaves me with one question though:
Would a person who is detached from material desire use I-M to get material things?