The Five Levels of Attachment

In The Five Levels of Attachment,Ruiz explores the five levels of attachment that cause suffering in our lives. The levels are:

Authentic Self Preference Identification Internalization Fanaticism

Level One: The Authentic Self

The first level of attachment represents the Authentic Self, the living being that is the full potential of life. It describes that force that not only animates the body but also gives life to our mind and our soul.

The Authentic Self is always present, and it is on...