The trouble with Buddhism ?-- in order to free oneself of all desire, one has to desire to do so.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Achieving desirelessness requires initial desire.
- In plain terms
- You need want to stop wanting.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the paradox of effort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you truly seek?
Another view
Not all paths require this step.
More from Henry Miller
The artist who becomes thoroughly aware consequently ceases to be one.
Permalink to quote #40 Hope is a bad thing. It means that you are not what you want to be. It means that part of you is dead, if not all of you. It means that you entertain illusions…
Permalink to quote #42 Everything remains unsettled forever, depend on it.
Permalink to quote #39
Related quotes
It's no go the Yogi-Man, it's no go Blavatsky, All we want is a bank balance and a bit of skirt in a taxi.
Louis MacNeiceLouis MacNeice quote #1 Below the highest sphere four Regents sit Who rule our world, and under them are zones Nearer, but high, where saintliest spirits dead Wait thrice ten thousand…
Edwin ArnoldEdwin Arnold quote #3 'He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.'
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel quote #4