Letting something go is an art.  It cannot be learned in a day.  But with constant effort and determination, you can master it.  Let me emphasize this point with an illustration.

In some Asian countries following trick is used to catch monkeys.  A small hole is made in the coconut and the size of the hole is such that a monkey’s hand can enter when open but cannot exit when clenched.  They place a sweet inside this hole and keep the coconut in a suitable place.  The monkey, enticed by the sweet, puts his hand inside.  But he cannot take it out because his fist is clenched with the sweet.  A simple way to escape is to let go of the sweet, but very rarely a monkey does this.

So the trick lies in the ability to let go of the sweet, or your desire.  This is the shortcut to unconditional happiness.

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