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Originally posted by Xell101
To live you do not require desire.
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I just explained how you do. With no motivation to do ANYTHING, you would quickly die.
You may act in such a way that you eat, not because you desire the sensation of taste, but simply because you want to live, but that is still a desire.
Contentment does not mean a lack of desire.
Contentment means the lack of desire for
change. If you are content you desire things to stay the same. You want to keep the status quo.
Keeping the status quo requires motivation. (e.g. eating). No matter how "at one" you are with nature, doesn't change the fact that you still need to physically act in order to feed yourself.