The Right Understanding of “Attachment”

In the 90s, I read a short but powerful book by the Thai Buddhist master, Buddhadasa. It is titled, One Question, One Wisdom. I was truly impressed by the third chapter of that book. Someone asked Buddhadasa, “If a foreigner asked you what the most fundamental teaching of Buddha is, how would you answer?” Buddhadasa said, “We can answer with a brief statement from the Buddha–do not hold on to anything.” So, here we have…