Somebody asked me, what do i think is the best solution to desires. (Even though i’ve dealed with this word very frequently, but the usage here really shocked me that even almost got “crashed” )
i thought it over and provide the following answer:
contemperary satisfaction can only lead to greater desires, so to satisfy your desire is not the solution.
Abstinency may not be the solution, because everybody knows that why DaYu’s father didn’t solve the flood issue, because he only adoptted the way of “block”, but noone can really block the flood, so abstinency may not be the best solution.
Control desires is hard to achieve . Because controlling is just the suppressing after the desires has sprout up, to control is not only harful to your health, but also may cause some illness.
Then how to silve the problem? The answer is “to keep your mind pure and desire less ”
Keeping deire less can only be achieved with the premise of “keep mind pure”. If your mind is polluted, there must be dirty stuff to hide in it. So if you wannna keep desire less, you must purify your mind.
How to purify your mind?
See through all phenomenon to the facts and enjoy yourself. The fame is just like the floating clouds and the richness is just like spit, neither can leave with some marks.
Life is short, focus more of your attention on being considerate for others and helping others, then you can live a happy and sound life.