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#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is Desire the Cause of All Suffering?
The Buddha said desires the cause of all suffering. But there's also not just non-desire, there's a kind of desire that comes from feeling full at the beauty of life and wanting to add to it. The point is to oscillate between these, never getting stuck on any one. And if the doing comes from a fullness of being, it's inherently going to be paying attention to externalities. Or it's more oriented to do that than if it comes from some emptiness that is willing to cause sacrifices other places.
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