When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug addict feels when indulging his or her habit. Temporary relief is soon followed by a craving for more. And in just the same way that taking drugs in the end only causes trouble, so, too, does much of what we undertake to fulfill our immediate sensory desires.


Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium (ed. Hachette UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780748116546

Tenzin Gyatso Quotes

When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug...

When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug...

When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug...

When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug...