Staying Peaceful

04 October 2023

Desires cause peace to disappear. You think that acquiring things will make you feel secure, but the reality is that the more you have the more fear there usually is of losing it, and the further you are from peace.

Desires are the cause of all conflicts. When you want something and cannot get it you become frustrated.

Learning to be free from desires is learning how to stay peaceful.

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George Niece
6 years ago

Great thoughts on desires and the inverse is that stuff won’t make you happy. If you’re happy you find the things you need, and are much more likely to be successful. Being happy doesn’t mean you will not have stress, each of us has things outside our control happen each day. Further I would say that each of us has to have some desires, even the most basic. To be loved, to have friends, to do productive interesting work, and those desires are healthy. Desiring more stuff, seems to be where many people fall into the trap of always needing… Read more »

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