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When people say you need to let go after losing someone

My mom died six months ago and everyone keeps telling me I need to 'let go' but I feel like letting go means forgetting her and I cannot bear that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are confusing attachment to memory with love itself, creating suffering where connection could remain.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist grief — impermanence as practice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.