The secret to overcoming attachment

If you allow yourself to become excited by the things that happen to you, you will lose your better judgment, even if you are really striving for enlightenment.  If you dwell on thoughts of doing things that are pleasurable to your mind and body, you will just amplify your attachment to whether you get them or not.  If you abstain from things that over-stimulate your mind and body, they will be physically absent but the longing for them will still remain.  But the spiritual seeker who learns to control his or her senses through meditation will be free from even the longing for them.