GREED: THE ROOT OF UNHAPPINESS
Master Jun Hong Lu: In truth, all the happiness in this world stems from worldly desires. The pleasure of eating stems from our desire to consume food, the pleasure of wealth and fame stems from our greed, our quest for physical intimacy stems from our sexual desire, the pleasure derived from sleeping and idling is also a type of desire, that is, the desire for enjoyment.
So, beware as the worldly happiness you experience today could set you up for your slackness in your cultivation tomorrow!
Why should we practice asceticism? It is to allow us to be enlightened, as all worldly phenomena are transient because they are merely those fleeting human desires. It is through cutting down these worldly pleasures that we are able to experience the real happiness within – something you experience on a spiritual level.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu‘s Public Talk, Singapore, 22 April 2016
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