[Buddha-l] Desire

[Bob Zeuschner]

The way I learned it is that the English term "desire" is not quite 
correct. The preferred reading was "self-centered desires" or 
"ego-centered possessiveness."
The desires that come from someone who (consciously or unconsciously) is 
self-centered are the ones to be eliminated.
Perhaps those gifted in Pali or Sanskrit can help?
Bob

Piya Tan wrote:
> The unawakened runs on desires (like and dislike).
>  
> The unawakened (based on my understanding of the early texts) run of 
> compassion and
> wisdom. When they are hungry they eat, when they sleepy they sleep,
> and they never talk like Zen masters :) or behave strangely like Siddhis.
>  
> I suppose if the layman remains an arhat, the might just waste away from 
> lack of
> desire , but this is one "mystery" still not answered fully yet. We have 
> lost  a lot of
> scripture thanks to the Turkish raiders during the 12th century.
>  
> The Vinaya rules makes sure that the Arhats live on to benefit others.
>  
> Piya Tan
>