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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Yes, yes... perhaps pleasure and desire are the "inbox / outbox" of the happiness body.
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I would say that desire and pleasure are the "inbox/outbox" of the miserable mind.
Desire is disruptive; pleasure is fleeting; happiness is enduring.
Happiness brings tranquility and contentment. What does desire and pleasure to to these things? What are the natures of desire and pleasure? What are their actions?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 01-15-2008 at 09:49 AM..
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