the-absence-of-desire-is-true-happiness

「有求皆苦,無求即樂」— 達摩祖師《二入四行觀》

“Don’t want anything. Then you get everything.” — Seungsahn

“Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.” ― Socrates

“Not wanting something is as good as having it.” — Naval Ravikant

“Wanting always interrupts being.” — Yung Pueblo

“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” — Naval Ravikant

“Desire makes slaves out of kings, while patience makes kings out of slaves.” ― Imam Al-Ghazali

“Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one’s desires, but by the removal of desire.” — Epictetus

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“The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience. — Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life


Wishful Thinking


Materialism


無欲則剛


天高不算高,人心比天高


Keep your mind aware and desire asleep.


“Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you.” — Peace Pilgrim

“You can’t lose what you never had, you cant keep what’s not yours, and you can’t hold on to something that doesn’t want to stay.” ― Damon Suede, Bad Idea

You only lose what you cling to.


Miswanting


Emotional Freedom


The Art of Quitting

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