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We are ignorant.
How long can you stay happy?
What begins must end, what is born must die, what comes together must separate.
An inhale conditions an exhale,birth conditions death, hope conditions despair and inspiration conditions disillusionment. So when we attach to hope we’re going to feel despair. When we attach to excitement it’s going to take us to boredom. When we attach to romance it will take us to disillusionment and divorce. When we attach to life it takes us to death. So recognize that it’s the attachment that causes the suffering, attaching to conditions and expecting them to be more than what they are.
What begins must end, what is born must die, what comes together must separate.
An inhale conditions an exhale,birth conditions death, hope conditions despair and inspiration conditions disillusionment. So when we attach to hope we’re going to feel despair. When we attach to excitement it’s going to take us to boredom. When we attach to romance it will take us to disillusionment and divorce. When we attach to life it takes us to death. So recognize that it’s the attachment that causes the suffering, attaching to conditions and expecting them to be more than what they are.
Published 28th Jan 2025
Author's Note
This piece is an extract from a book I'm reading by Ajahn Sumhedo.Though logically we know these things sometimes we need to be reminded.
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