u/goodguyayush1

Hello all. I'm a novice practitioner but deeply interested in theravada buddhism. One of the major concepts as far as I understand is not to make oneself too attached to their physical body as illness , decay and death are it's original forms.

Currently I'm noticing somewhat of a trend in my own behaviour where I'm becoming a bit more attached to my own body. This change has come from the progress I'm making in the gym , which is going good and I'm tracking my own weight , eating habits and my strength.

I would like to know what's the general advice for laymen who want to continue improving their strength journey , but still maintain a sort of healthy detachment from the results. Or is this thing not possible , what I mean is , if I'm not attached or attracted by my goal to gain strength , then it will be difficult to make myself excited to visit the gym.

For context I'm 27M and this is a new thing in my life. Wasn't much interested in physical development in the past.

Thank you in advance and hope to hear from you all.

I recently completed two books by ajahn chah, the art of disappearing and food for the heart. Both of them were so good and helpful in developing my own practice. One thing that stood out about ajahn chah's writing was that it's very direct and to the point. He is very clear about his concepts and that stuck with me. Can you guys please recommend any other books with a similar type of writing style? Thank you in advance.