Ep. 174 – Liberation Teachings for Daily Life
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
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The Consequences of Overeating
What's really surprising is that besides strengthening the habit of wanting, we still buy into it, even when the consequences are unpleasant. So I'll give you a few examples of that, and it's quite remarkable that we keep going after things, and the anticipation of them bringing happiness,. And they actually bring us some kind of suffering, but we still want them. But what first came to mind was just the tendency of overeating, enticed by the initial desire, and anticipated pleasure. We often find it difficult to simply let the desire pass, even when we know that overeating doesn't feel good.
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