What Are Your Desires?
Posted: June 8th, 2023, 11:58 am
Certain religions such as Buddhism promote the philosophy of asceticism, which is the objective of escaping Samsara by negating the physical through the method of resisiting desire. This is how we reach Nirvana, according to Buddhist philosophy...
I don't think this philosophy is a sensible way to live life. Desire is a natural part of the human condition and should be embraced, unless of course you desire doing stuff which could cause harm to others, in that case those desires should absolutely be resisted but back to the original point of this paragraph; desire is natural and shouldn't be resisted. By resistance of base desire you are just desiring not to desire. This is an unachievable goal.
As such, attainment of the perceived goal which serves as the driving force behind complete asceticism is completely impossible. I used to like Buddhism as a religion, but its just another life denying religion which asserts everything is shit and accepting that everything is shit...
So let us embrace desire! I have some questions for you guys regarding desire.
What is it you guys desire in terms of the way your life unfolds? Your ideal woman? Your future? That sort of thing
What is your desire for the direction of society and how society should function? Are there any desires you have for values and ethics that should be commonplace?
I will share my own ideas with regard to these questions when some others join the discussion.
When considering what it is we desire in these areas of life we also have to consider the other variables which could come along with the desired outcome. Of course, your desires could always come true in the future, but as the old saying goes: You should be careful what you wish for, because it could just come true...
I don't think this philosophy is a sensible way to live life. Desire is a natural part of the human condition and should be embraced, unless of course you desire doing stuff which could cause harm to others, in that case those desires should absolutely be resisted but back to the original point of this paragraph; desire is natural and shouldn't be resisted. By resistance of base desire you are just desiring not to desire. This is an unachievable goal.
As such, attainment of the perceived goal which serves as the driving force behind complete asceticism is completely impossible. I used to like Buddhism as a religion, but its just another life denying religion which asserts everything is shit and accepting that everything is shit...
So let us embrace desire! I have some questions for you guys regarding desire.
What is it you guys desire in terms of the way your life unfolds? Your ideal woman? Your future? That sort of thing
What is your desire for the direction of society and how society should function? Are there any desires you have for values and ethics that should be commonplace?
I will share my own ideas with regard to these questions when some others join the discussion.
When considering what it is we desire in these areas of life we also have to consider the other variables which could come along with the desired outcome. Of course, your desires could always come true in the future, but as the old saying goes: You should be careful what you wish for, because it could just come true...