As I see it, the main difference is that detachment is static while non-attachment is dynamic.
What you describe sounds like you have some underlying resistance, the kind that comes up during the transitional time between letting go of the world and then getting involved in it again at a higher level.
I'm working through the same thing, and I've found that the 'spiritual ego' can actually get attached to the concept of detachment, however strange that may sound. The way to spot that ego movement is by noticing when it says that you should do this or shouldn't do that, etc. And while it seems like a tremendous balancing act to "be in the world but not of it," which is the essence of non-attachment, the only reason why it becomes complicated is when we start looking at the level of effect rather than cause. I.e., when we look to particulars instead of the underlying movement, like for instance when we equate material affluence with attachment, and material poverty with detachment.
If you feel a sense of unease, even if it's very subtle, it is probably because of attachment to something. Most likely an attachment to spiritual concepts like detachment etc. |