The detached aspirant

Man is attached in this world because of attachment mentality aroused in them. If the water in the mud is dried, then the dry mud ball cannot adhere to the wall. If the man is devoid of attachment, it is forsaken, then that detached person will not get attached to worldly objects again.

Worldly soul has to exist in the world because until karma is associated with the soul, wandering in the world cannot be stopped. Still, pending dissociation of karma, he should practice leaving aside attachment and becoming detached.

The aspirant who can live like the lotus in the water only can be successful in his devotion.

- Uttaradhyayana Sutra 25/43