We as humans are a very paranoid species. When things go our way, we feel that we are in complete control of everything and when things do not go as per our plan we become anxious, angry, frustrated, disappointed, unhappy, etc. Why does this happen? What is the driving factor that keeps us in the same miserable loop throughout our life? As Buddha said, the root cause of all suffering is desire . Desire leads to either greed or anger . When our desires are satiated, they come back with double the intensity. This is greed. When our desires are not fulfilled, it leads to anger. Any suffering that a person goes through is somehow connected to that person's desires. If we can give up desire, then we will be free from this vicious circle of suffering, pain and heart break. But how can we give up desire while living in a material world? The answer to this is quite intricate. We must practice the art of detachment from external entities while performing our worldly duties. For instance,
Straight from my heart