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Old 23-09-2018, 09:06 AM
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Attachment to desire

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Originally Posted by ocean breeze
But isn't desire attachment? If you desire something, isn't there some level of attachment to it or to the results? Doesn't desire arise from attachment?

I'm very attached to my desires knowing suffering can happen as a result. Perhaps a cause for suffering is the fear of it.

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Desire is the source of action (can action be desireless?)...types of desire, whether self serving or altruistic should also be considered...
Attachment is to an anticipated outcome of the desire
If detached from outcomes, we do the doing as a non-doer, free & unfettered, equal in both victory & defeat... simply experiencing, observing...
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