what I mean is that if you truly desire something and think you can achieve it then by all means go for it. Why hold back? — Gitonga
The only way to be truly happy ... — Gitonga
Happiness is a reward mechanism for when we do something to aid our survival which is the only reason you can never be happy permanently. — Gitonga
We humans are not designed to let go of our desires that's like pretending to be full when you're hungry...We have to constantly eat to survive just because you can't eat once and be full doesn't mean you should stop eating all together. — Gitonga
The only time you can be content when you don't get what you want is when your mind is fully convinced it's completely unattainable for you to achieve for example no one is upset that they won't live 300 years because they know it's not possible. — Gitonga
So instead of pretending to be satisfied with the little you have, strive to achieve and get more. — Gitonga
That’s an odd take on Buddhism, a basic tenet being that everything is impermanent. — praxis
In a way the Buddha got what he wanted - he meditated furiously on impermanence and came to the conclusion that change is the only constant. — TheMadFool
Perhaps not, his desire to exit the causal web, cause being the engine of impermanence, and attain nirvana (extinguishment) - his hope was to transcend impermanence by extricating himself from the causal web and, in that, achieving something eternal. — TheMadFool
The only way to be truly happy is to get what you want — Gitonga
I hate to nitpick but he might have included stuff like time or gravity. Maybe he wasn't as observant as they say. — praxis
According to the doctrine, impermanence isn't the cause of suffering but ignorance. Ignorance of our true nature (emptiness). If we could realize our true nature or 'make emptiness real' then we wouldn't suffer, so they claim. That actually makes sense. For instance, a rock doesn't suffer when it's broken because it has no illusory sense of self that it wishes to sustain. For the rock, there's no before or after, no gain or loss, no cause or effect... nothing at all to stress over. People are not rocks, however, but a subdued sense of self definitely reduces existential anxiety can lead to greater well-being. — praxis
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