We used to memorize the preaching of Lord Buddha in school days "aaseye dukkhakke kaarana" - Desire is the root cause of all miseries.
So accurate it is. But do we ever spend a single day without any desire? We want this, we want that. Or at least we want the state of "self realization". When does this stop?
When will we stop wanting things? Is it ever possible for ordinary mortals - non-Buddha beings like us, to be devoid of desires? Attain freedom from wants?
You tell me one action of yours, I will tell the "want" behind that. Even acts which appear to be selfless, like helping those in distress is motivated by want of good-will or want of heaven in after-life depending on your leanings.
So do the people who have left their families , their belongings and their everything behind, are free from desire? No, I am not talking about dhongi babas, I am talking about real sadhus. Even they desire "moksha" or enlightment.
Desire may be the source of misery. But desire is some thing which is omnipresent. So we should learn to live with that.
So accurate it is. But do we ever spend a single day without any desire? We want this, we want that. Or at least we want the state of "self realization". When does this stop?
When will we stop wanting things? Is it ever possible for ordinary mortals - non-Buddha beings like us, to be devoid of desires? Attain freedom from wants?
You tell me one action of yours, I will tell the "want" behind that. Even acts which appear to be selfless, like helping those in distress is motivated by want of good-will or want of heaven in after-life depending on your leanings.
So do the people who have left their families , their belongings and their everything behind, are free from desire? No, I am not talking about dhongi babas, I am talking about real sadhus. Even they desire "moksha" or enlightment.
Desire may be the source of misery. But desire is some thing which is omnipresent. So we should learn to live with that.
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