How can one become desireless when they have the desire to become desireless? RowenPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Rowen Perhaps if that state is the path rather than the destination, it is not something to be reached, but something to do?
I find some personal process in everything= with desire first I desire something than I desire to not desire it than I make plans to forget my desirous feeling, replace it with other feelings or thoughts then I forget my plan
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self." Aristotle (384-322) Greek philosopher
Desire is related to ego. To despell desire you must despell the ego. Susan that technique seems kind of like escapisme too me. Correct me if you think I am wrong.
Why live in escapisme? You are a truth seeker right? How will you ever advance if you keep on running?
Re: okay That is a logical and normal attitude. Not everyone was born a fighter right? Besides, I think it isn’t as much been an escapist or a fighter as it is learning from every single set of experiences. :m:
I'm pretty much a hedonist.. so I'm all like "hey! embrace that damn desire there!" (just make sure it's not toooo dangerous or negative or destructive or you know.. bad)
I guess the idea is that desire causes undo suffering of the mind as well as seperates yourself from your original nature.
Couldn' it be that desire could be that extra motivation of the mind that without your full knowledge if offering your mind and body in the shortest path to fulfill it.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
If in the process of achieving yet another goal if a human being becomes desireless will it be considered desierless without having desires to become desireless ? Like HAMSOHAMSOHAMSOHAMSOHAMSOHAM leading to great good OHM
It seem to me that desire in its nature is unquenchable, and any fulfillment from desire is temporary.
To be with out effort with out being stagnant. Stillness in motion.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I desire to reach this state where there will no longer be desire because of fulfillment. To empty yourself is to become full.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
It is ok to desire stuff, trying to form a permanent self by attachment to the objects of desire is what is "undesirable". Basically, there are undesirable and desirable forms of desire, those that ignore the nature of reality(its impermanence) are undesirable.