The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Working with Attachments and Addictions (2015-07-29)
Tara Brach
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Wanting Begets Wanting
Wanting begets wanting is the idea. The typical metaphor is it's like drinking salt water to satisfy thirst. So that's one level of suffering. We don't get satisfied. Along with the hungry ghost energy of wanting, we have an aversion towards ourself for that. How many of you have noticed the shame or self-hatred that comes along with the wanting mind? It's a little harder to raise your hand for. And then the last level on name is when we're really waiting to win or wanting to win and not quite there yet.
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