In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering.
In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering.
There are some things you can control, and some things you can’t (or can but but with insane effort).
In the words of my mother, who was almost executed in a bloody civil war, survived a husband who never let her work and then ditched her to support herself without a pension:
“All you have is your health and these tender moments. Everything else is just extra.”