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brief elation we experience appeasing sensual impulses is very close to
what the drug addict feels when indulging his or her habit. Temporary
relief is soon followed by a craving for more. And in just the same way
that taking drugs in the end only causes trouble, so too does much of
what we undertake to fulfill our immediate sensory desires. We must
acknowledge that there can be no hope of gratifying the senses
permanently. At best, the happiness we derive from eating a good meal
can only last until the next time we are hungry.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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