5 Minute Mojo

515: Teeming with Desire - Living the Buddha

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“There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.” The Buddha Oh yeah, I started off the episode with a quote, with the quote of the day.  Some of you might be saying, um, that’s cool but who the heck are you, and what’s this show all about?  I tell you what, how about I just say that if you stick around to the end you will be better than you were when you started listening.  It’s only five minutes, and that’s not a bad return on your investment. So let’s get into it. What do you want in life?  What are your desires?  Do you have any?  Chances are pretty good that if you are human, you have some wants.  If you are like some people, you have many wants.  But does that serve you?  Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, would say that it may not.  His belief, as evidenced by the quote of the day, seems to point to a belief that being desirous is a path to fear. Let’s start with things.  You work to make money to buy things.  There’s nothing wrong with that if you use the things and indeed buy them for th