Trying to get something. Trying to hold onto something.
'I'll be happy when I get this.'
And then what?
Have you noticed that DESIRE is never satisfied?
As soon as it gets what it wants, it starts wanting something else. The focus shifts. It never rests. It just moves on, continuing to chase the tail. To see and understand this is to free oneself from illusion.
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