Why physical attachments bring us pain?

Extract from Tommy Wong's book, "Wisdom on How to Live Life"

Tom: Okay, why physical attachments bring us pain?

Guru: You see after we take up a body, everyday of our life, we walk with the body, we sit with the body, we talk with the body, we eat with the body and we sleep with the body.

Tom: Yes.

Guru: So we spend every minute of our life with the body.

Tom: Yes.

Guru: So we are very close to the body. In fact, there’s no other physical object that can be closer, right?

Tom: Right.

Guru: Yet on the day we die, can we bring the body with us?

Tom: No, actually that’s the definition of death.

Guru: Then can we bring other objects that are external to the body?

Tom: Since we can’t bring the body, how can we bring objects that are external to the body?

Guru: That’s the cause of pain. We’re attached to objects and yet we can’t keep them. In fact, we’re bound to lose them - sooner or later, and the latest time is the moment of death.

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I met the top management of DirectAsia.com. They told me that they are registered as an insurance company in Singapore. They are starting their operation in Singapore and will move to other countries at a later date. I like their model of direct, online marketing of simple insurance products to the public. They will reach out to a small but growing market. I am confident that they will be successful in their venture.

I encourage you to go to their website and get their quotes for motor, travel and personal accident insurance. Do not wait until renewal of your insurance. You can get a quote now and compare with your existing rates. You should also compare the policy coverage and conditions. If they can, you can apply to them now to issue you a policy on the next renewal date (which I hope that they can accommodate). This will save you the hassle on renewal.

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Contempt of court

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..But you don't have to be a qualified lawyer to understand that contempt of court has to do with non-compliance of in-court instructions.
How can Shardrake be accused of contempt of court when he was outside a court of law, just trying to make a living selling books?
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http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2010/07/catch-lie-here.html

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