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DESIRE IS THE ROOT OF ALL SUFFERING

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DESIRE IS THE ROOT OF ALL SUFFERING

Master Jun Hong Lu: The Buddha once said that human life is fraught with suffering, but do you know the root cause of human suffering?

The Buddha says, “Desire is the root of all suffering”. Where is suffering if there is no desire?

On that note, covetousness is a sign of the greed syndrome. A greedy person, who is never content, will gradually degenerate and descend to a low state of mind.

An eminent monk once used the act of drinking salt water as a metaphor to depict the vicious cycle of human greed – the more salt water you drink, the saltier you taste, which drives you to drink even more.

Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Episode 25, 28 March 2020

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