Joe and Merle, This is correct but it's important to recognize that desire and attachments are not really for things but for the IDEAS of those things in one's mind.
That's why, Merle take note, one can release oneself from desires and attachments just by changing one's mental narrative.... Changing it to a more positive one is the first step... Edgar On Aug 30, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Joe wrote: > Bill!, > > Yes! The three of those are all different things: > > (1.) Desire is for what we don't have (or so it seems not to be so); > > (2.) Attachment is to what we *do* have (or so it seems to be so); > > (3.) Self is what we assume is the Organizing Principle of All This, and > More. First, we tacitly assume there needs to BE such a principle! > > --Joe > > PS Are we ready for Buddhism 102? (no such thing). > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > > Both attachment and desire require the same thing - a self. A self requires > > one thing - dualism > >
