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Henepola Gunaratana Quotes about Desire

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You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.

You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.

Henepola Gunaratana
Desire, Want, What You Want
Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

You can't ever get everything you want. It is impossible. Luckily, there is another option: You can learn to control your mind, to step outside of the endless cycle of desire and aversion.

Henepola Gunaratana
Mind, Desire, Aversion
Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

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