We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Experiment with this a little. During these days that you are here with me, don't nourish any desire for happiness, and then see how your heart becomes filled with happiness. Don't have any desire for peace, and see how the turmoil within you vanishes. Don't beg for contentment and see how contentment showers down on you. Please try this - only then will you understand.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Closing the door on desires allows true happiness to emerge.
This quote suggests that by relinquishing desires for happiness, peace, and contentment, one can discover that these feelings will naturally arise. It emphasizes the importance of letting go of attachments and expectations in order to find true fulfillment and serenity within oneself, highlighting a transformative approach to experiencing life.
Themes
HappinessContentmentDesiresPeaceWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational seminar on mindfulness, to illustrate the importance of letting go of desires.
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