What Is Clinging in Buddhist Thought?
Clinging is attachment to people, ideas, or desires—fueling suffering and binding us to the cycle of rebirth.
Clinging is attachment to people, ideas, or desires—fueling suffering and binding us to the cycle of rebirth.
The Five Aggregates —form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness—explain the non-self nature of human experience.
Ignorance distorts reality, fueling craving and attachment—key causes of suffering in the cycle of samsara.
The Twelve Links of Dependent Arising show how suffering arises through conditioned steps—and how wisdom can break the cycle.
Letting go means releasing attachment and aversion, allowing peace, clarity, and freedom to arise in the present moment.
Wisdom (Paññā) sees things as they are—guiding ethical action, ending ignorance, and leading the mind toward liberation.
Ethics (Sīla) in Buddhism are taught as the foundation for peace—guiding actions with compassion, restraint, and mindful intention.
The Threefold Training—ethics, concentration, and wisdom—guides the Buddhist path to inner peace and ultimate liberation.
Right Concentration brings mental stillness, clarity, and deep insight—cultivating peace, wisdom, and freedom from distraction.
Develop Right Effort by nurturing wholesome thoughts, letting go of negativity, and sustaining mindful energy on the path to peace.