Goals versus Desires in Buddhism.

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I wrote this square as the reply to the commenter upon my recent post about expectations, titled, "Letting Go of Expectations." They wanted to know how the chairman can still go about wanting to do certain things in hold up though desires. So, the following is my response, that we motionless to have the post from in case others had the same question, since we did when we was initial starting out upon the Dharmic path: we consider desires aren't necessarily "bad" though rsther than the attachment to them is what causes the suffering. The idea that we can't be happy though the consistent accomplishment of our desires. It's the cyclical trap of suffering.

Instead of desires, we consider the more sublime proceed is to have goals. Goals have been about setting practicable as well as picturesque outcomes formed upon the stretchable plan; grounded in the reality that not every detail competence work out the approach it was planned. So, that from the beginning we know that we competence have to adjust those goals as we go alongin other words, with goals, youre prepared for revisions.

Whereas, desires have been formed upon pristine longing as well as expectations, that demand the sold outcome to be happy. These expectations have been irrational as well as will regularly let us down. And having placed, so much energy into the desired outcome we have been devastated when they do not come true--and we suffer greatly. Again, with goals, we have been ready or prepared for set-backs as well as have the fill-in plan upon what to revise in that instance. So, we arent as trustworthy to the sold outcome with goals. We temper your desire! s in thi s manner.

The total definition of the enterprise is to dream big as well as have HUGE expectations that those dreams will reveal EXACTLY how we enterprise them to.

So, set manageable goals with fill-in skeleton as well as we should be reduction driven as well as trustworthy by desired expectations. Thats the approach we assimilate the difference as well as how to go about formulation as well as living hold up though being pulled into the unmanageable cravings of desire. Im not the clergyman though as well as we onslaught with desires contra goals every day though we have picked up the small bit of knowledge as well as experience in my years of putting in service Dharma. But Im not an consultant by any means. Still, we hope this recommendation helps.

~Peace to all beings~