craving (part 2)



It would perhaps be better if life did not bring change-

if it could be relied upon to provide lasting happiness.

But since this is not true, a calm and clear understanding of what is true-

that no conditions are permanent or reliable-

would weaken the grip in which craving holds us.



Craving can vanish in awakening to the absurdity of the assumptions that underlie it.

Without stamping it out or denying it,

craving may be renounced the way a child renounces sandcastles:

not by repressing the desire to make them

but by turning aside from an endeavor

that no longer holds any interest.

~SB

5 comments:

SNAKE HUNTERS said...

Even the scientific mind struggles with man's curious urge to dominate
his fellow man with politics and ancient religious notions.

We can apply ourselves to achieve
incredible adventures in space, but
we fail to find a method of controlling Popes & Grand Ayatollahs.

The best I can do, is to fashion a
Reality Weblog, and beg citizens to
read a two-page History post!

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scientist said...

the best way to control religious leaders is to make their followers understand that they are delusional

if we can achieve that, the influence of those religious leaders will wane

as fewer and fewer give them financial and political support, and carry out their evil dictum

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scientist said...

thanks :)

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i spent yesterday restoring my baby completely

i had firefox before but i never used it

i like explorer

safari is cool too

i don't see the point of having more than one browser though

thanks for the offer :)

s

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