Detachment is the art of letting go of cravings, pride, and the urge to meddle. The pilgrims’ journey is littered with temptations, but freedom comes from loosening your grip.
Key Episodes
- Episode 5: The Power of Youth Teaching: Wisdom is not measured by age, but by understanding.
- Episode 8: Pigsy Woos a Widow Teaching: Lust blinds judgment. True vision comes from compassion, not desire.
- Episode 23: Two Little Blessings Teaching: Even blessings can become burdens when sought without wisdom. Responsibility lies not in desire, but in foresight.
- Episode 27: Pigsy’s Ten Thousand Ladies Teaching: Flattery is the demon’s bait. Humility sees through the trap.
- Episode 39: The Fountain of Youth Teaching: Youth is wasted on the young, and immortality on the foolish. Life’s meaning lies in its fleeting nature.
- Episode 46: Pretty as a Picture Teaching: Beauty can be a cage as well as a gift. Appreciate without attachment, or become what you admire.
- Episode 47: Mothers Teaching: Love for those we’ve lost honours their memory, but living in the past dishonours the present. Let go to truly remember.
- Episode 50: Hungry Like the Wolf Teaching: Hunger can make us desperate, but it cannot make us cruel. What we choose when starving reveals who we truly are.
Detachment keeps the pilgrims moving west — if you cling to your rice bowl, you’ll never have a free hand for adventure!