The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination as living beings to have wants and needs, but to our habit of clinging to experience that must, by nature, pass away.


Radical Acceptance (ed. Bantam, 2004) - ISBN: 9780553901023

Tara Brach Quotes

The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination...

The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination...

The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination...

The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination...