> [Krimel] > Buddhist claim suffering is the result of desire and to eliminate suffering > you must eliminate desire. I call that lowering expectation. It isn't just a > matter of Ultimate Truth. It can be the pain in your ass. The pain in your > ass only causes suffering because you desire it to go away. Eliminate that > desire and you will still have the pain but it will not cause you suffer.
[Marsha] Naaa, the idea is to eliminate suffering. I've heard the Dalai Lama speak of this. Desiring to become enlightened or compassionate are clearly positive desires. [Krimel] In the end as I understand Buddhism the desire for enlightenment and compassion are among the final stumbling blocks on the path to eliminating desire. They too produce suffering resulting from their lack. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
