FEWER DESIRES LEAD TO GREATER CONTENTMENT
Master Jun Hong Lu: If we live and die for desires, you would end up becoming a slave of desires in your next life. We shall not become the slaves of our desire. Fewer desires leads to contentment and a person with few desires is a content person that treats a simple bowl of plain rice with delight and gratitude – “how great is it to be given food when hungry!” Restrain and look away when faced with material attractions, as it adds no value to your cultivation. By doing so, you will attain progression in your cultivation. As such, desires are poisonous. They could harm you without you knowing it. In the past, Buddhist scriptures referred to desires as snakes that reside in the heart. The moment thoughts of desire arise, they will bite and damage your heart.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk, Penang, Malaysia, 14 August 2016