Here is a classic example of attachment... >From the period of 1933-1945, the German people became very attached to this >concept of Adolf Hitler...
Hitler himself had become very attached to this idea that was the one and only savior of the German people... Ceverly using all of their pain and prejudice to justify his notion... So, they praised him in all ways possible, changing their whole world view, giving him their very lives, in the process... How strong this attachment was, that it left most of Europe in ashes, millions of people dead, untold pain and suffering around the world. By the end of the war, their attachment had finally been broken...after they were completely and utterly destroyed. Now, in Germany, you can't even utter the word 'Hitler' without getting into some kind of trouble, because it is against their law, to praise Hitler in any way...or even mention his name. So, you see, that attachment is kind of a bi-polar thing... It's never neutral, you either love and would die for it, or you are completely repelled by it... So, seeing attachment for what it is, how is mixes with the ego, this sense of self, is the whole key to releasing it once and for all... Once you see how the ego attaches itself, how this sense of 'I' attaches itself and can see it for what it is, this is how enlightenment comes about.
