The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Working with Attachments and Addictions
Tara Brach
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Attachment and Addiction
If our basic needs are not met then our attention narrows and fixates desire becomes fixated, desire intensifies. The more unmet needs the more we get fixated until we call it attachment or addiction. We hook onto substitutes that give temporary relief or pleasure but don't really solve the problem. There is a mental delusion as to what will actually bring satisfaction and happiness.
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