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What Is Desire
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you
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A happy Person
A happy person isn't somebody who is happy all the time, it's someone who effortlessly interpretes events in such a way that they don't lose their innate peace
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Desire is a Contract
Contracts are very powerful. We humans make contracts with others but we do make contracts with ourselves. Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
But desire is the source of un-happiness. Do your best not to h...
Desires
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want. We go about desiring things all day long and then wonder why we’re unhappy. Anticipation for our vices pulls us into the future. Eliminating vices makes it easier to be present.
Eliminati...
Desire is separate from enjoyment
What we desire, we may not really enjoy. The more you deprive people of something they want, the more they'll desire it, but if they do eventually get it, they'll value it less.
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