05-04-2014, 10:59 AM
I have been contemplating desire lately i have come to some conclusions.
All desire is based on our attachment to the factor of judgement, that which is good or that which is bad. The attachment to the concept of good/bad leads to grasping and aversion. This in turn leads to suffering.
It can then be said that it is our desire that is the cause of suffering, so we make effort to give up desire only to realize that we are desiring to be desireless. This is simply the opposite extreme of indulging in desire. This gives rises to a seeming paradox to desire is to suffer and to be desireless is also to suffer.
The middle way can then perhaps be seen as simply being mindful of our desires not trying to overcome them nor indulging in them. It is in this awareness we can grow in acceptance of the desires within the self and make the conscious choice to cultivate those desires which are of compassionate nature and avoid those desires which are of a hateful nature, yet doing so in non-attached manner.
Thus the awareness cultivates the acceptance the acceptance the compassion the compassion the understanding and the understanding the wisdom/insight. Both the good/bad functioning in a balanced manner.
What do you think?
All desire is based on our attachment to the factor of judgement, that which is good or that which is bad. The attachment to the concept of good/bad leads to grasping and aversion. This in turn leads to suffering.
It can then be said that it is our desire that is the cause of suffering, so we make effort to give up desire only to realize that we are desiring to be desireless. This is simply the opposite extreme of indulging in desire. This gives rises to a seeming paradox to desire is to suffer and to be desireless is also to suffer.
The middle way can then perhaps be seen as simply being mindful of our desires not trying to overcome them nor indulging in them. It is in this awareness we can grow in acceptance of the desires within the self and make the conscious choice to cultivate those desires which are of compassionate nature and avoid those desires which are of a hateful nature, yet doing so in non-attached manner.
Thus the awareness cultivates the acceptance the acceptance the compassion the compassion the understanding and the understanding the wisdom/insight. Both the good/bad functioning in a balanced manner.
What do you think?