Rooted in Desire

Every desire aims at happiness. The problem is we misconstrue the happiness. We misconstrue what’s going to work getting there. So the Path is here to help us get a clearer idea of what true happiness might be like, and what works and what doesn’t work along the way.

That way you can take the principle that “all things are rooted in desire” and use it to your own true advantage until you can finally reach something that isn’t rooted in desire: the one thing, Nirvana. That’s when you can put the whole issue of desire aside.

This reflection by Ajaan Geoff is from the talk, Rooted in Desire, May 24, 2005.