Wanting Things Too Much (TMF:1911)

Monday, August 08, 2022
Peace to Live By: Wanting Things Too Much (TMF:1911) - Daniel Litton
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       You will see if you let the thoughts play out and pass, that they will go away more and more. Eventually, you won’t even think about that particular thought. I have been taught, you have been taught, that if we see certain things with our eyes, that those thoughts can permanently get inside our heads for us never to forget them. However, by giving up control of trying to get rid of thoughts, you will see that actually can go away forever. Okay—I want to go back to the things we want. The reality is, even for a good desire, a person won’t receive what he or she wants if the wantingness remains too strong. That’s why you see older people who have never gotten married, or who married the wrong person. That’s why you see a person who always talks about moving up the company ladder never seeming to advance in their career. This is why the person who strongly yearns for more money never seems to get it. These people never seem to arrive at their desires. Their high hopes lead to death—lead to disappointment and cravings unfulfilled. And it’s all because they haven’t learned the key to this principle I am talking about in giving up control.