Having Few Desires

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In this first talk in a series on the Eight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings, Zuisei Goddard speaks on the first awareness: having few desires.

The Buddha did not say have no desires. As humans, desire will occur—and discerning when it is skillful and unskillful is the practice. We don’t vow every day to put an end to desires because desires are bad. We’re vowing to put an end to that which gets in the way of living our lives fully. Because doing this is the most natural way to live a human life.

This talk was given by Zuisei Goddard.

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