The Second Noble Truth: Three Forms of Craving
Suffering arises out of craving, wanting, trying to get things or get away from things all the time. Craving often appears in 3 forms:
Desire: This applies to both physical and mental desires. All the things and stimulation that we want.
Existence: This is the our wish to avoid the fact that we will get old and die.
Release from Pain: This is the idea that we want our pain and discomfort to go away.
Almost all of our struggles in life come from these three things. We're often unaware that these factors are even at play. Because we're unaware of what's going on, we are consistently trying to satisfy ourselves by consuming. We tend to think some combination of money, love, and respect will create contentment for us. And even if we're unaware of it, this problem keeps coming up because we are so confused.
Our purpose here is to become more and more aware of our desires and how they arise and cause us harm.
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