Desire, the root cause of sorrow

These words of Buddha is quoted widely. It never felt relevant to me when I was young. But now having seen life a lot more, I am finally getting it. It feels more meaningful.

Do you feel that desire is the root cause of all sorrows?

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4meAndyou · F

If you want to live in a vacuum, I suppose that is true. You can hide away, or you can live...and if you LIVE you will have desires....for food...for water...for love...for comfort...and not all of these end in sorrow.

Renkon · 36-40, M

@4meAndyou Are we confusing 'Need' for 'Desire'? Aren't they different?

4meAndyou · F

@Renkon Nope.

Renkon · 36-40, M

@4meAndyou Ok. Then you argument holds water.

4meAndyou · F

@Renkon 😉

Renkon · 36-40, M

@4meAndyou Clever😃

antonioioio · 70-79, M

@4meAndyou that's 100% right
I was chatting to a friend in the location town, I suddenly realised he wasn't listening to me,he was looking across the street at woman with a nice butt and I said to him, that's trouble, he replied,not if you can handle it 🤔