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The Paradox of Detachment That Brings True Freedom – Al Ghazali’s Wisdom

This video explores a subtle yet transformative teaching from Al Ghazali: that true freedom does not emerge from possession, control, or attachment—but from detachment. At first glance, detachment appears to suggest withdrawal from life. Yet in Ghazali’s understanding, it is not rejection of the world, but liberation from being inwardly owned by it. Human suffering, he explains, often comes not from what we experience, but from our dependence on it. We cling to outcomes, identities, recognition, and security, believing they define our worth. But this attachment quietly becomes a form of bondage. The more tightly we hold, the more fragile we feel. Detachment, in this sense, is not emotional coldness. It is clarity. It allows a person to engage fully with life while remaining rooted in something deeper than circumstance. When the heart is no longer enslaved by gain or loss, it begins to experience an inner spaciousness. Al Ghazali’s paradox is simple but profound: Freedom is not achieved by acquiring more, but by needing less. When attachment loosens, the soul rediscovers its natural openness free, aware, and inwardly unburdened.