Via Daily Dharma: Acknowledging Desire

 It’s an enormous relief to admit that I’m obsessed by a desire for something. First, I can stop trying so hard to pretend that I don’t want something I do want. Second, an overriding desire is often a moment of “wishful thinking.” Seeing our desire as what it is allows it to drop away, or at least loosens our hold on it.

Geri Larkin, “Practicing with the Five Hindrances”

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