Is Desire The Root Of Our Anguish?

Buddhism suggests that Desire is at the root of our suffering, but is it? The answer depends on whether you desire the journey or the destination/outcome. Instead of asking whether desire is the root of our anguish, perhaps happiness is the absence of desire.

Have a listen, think about it, and decide for yourself.

Reviews

So true.

This short talk was so helpful. It addressed exactly why I suffered. I love how you both acknowledge the pain of the world and talk about how the route to happiness is wanting less and thereby removing the obstacles to our own happiness. The fear of lack and missed opportunities + the state of the world is what makes me suffer most and you managed to alleviate both in less than 2 minutes...

Wonderfully elegant perspective

Thank you again. I have been so much more aware of the relationship of acceptance and desire but do find myself suffering for wanting sometimes. Still, this is a practice. Not a perfection.

Anyone who is integrating a truth can explain it simply- TH did just that with this sometimes paradoxical noble truth🙏