My partner and I are both practicing Buddhists but they've become convinced that our relationship itself is an attachment that's preventing enlightenment while I believe that practicing compassion and interdependence within our partnership is part of the path. We're at this impasse where discussing our future feels like we're either clinging to samsara or abandoning love entirely.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two practitioners are caught between the teaching of non-attachment and the reality of loving relationship, unable to discern whether their bond represents spiritual progress or hindrance.
“Where Are You with No-self and identity in Buddhist thought?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.