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What does asanga (nonattachment) mean?

Asanga is the profound realization that you are inherently alone, allowing you to relate and love without clinging, remaining free and unpossessed amidst the world's distractions.

— Osho
According to Osho, asanga (nonattachment) is the clear recognition that, at the core, you are alone and not truly 'with' anything—persons, possessions, or circumstances remain outside you. Deepen this understanding in every situation: relate, love, and use wealth, yet inwardly remain free, unpossessed and unpossessing. Nonattachment is the inner independence that prevents clinging and keeps awareness centered in itself.

It means remembering that nothing and no one really belongs to you inside, so enjoy and care without clinging.