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what are you chains?
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[quote:goodmockingbird:MV8yMjc4ODg0XzM4NzU5NDc5XzNCOEREOTdC] [quote:Qarley:MV8yMjc4ODg0XzM4NzU5MTkyXzM0MTdFRjk2] Is there a way to cleanse one self of all addiction.[/quote] Buddhism addresses this most clearly and compassionately. 1. Life is full of suffering (or bad feelings, fear, boredom, discontent, unwellness, etc, etc) 2. Suffering ( or bad feelings, etc, etc) come from wanting what we do not have, or clinging to what we do have. 3. Freedom (wellbeing, end of suffering) comes from [i]letting go of the wanting what we don't have.[/i] A wise Buddhist saying states that you can measure a person's true wealth not by what he has, [i]but by what he can comfortably live without.[/i] [quote:Qarley:MV8yMjc4ODg0XzM4NzU5MTkyXzM0MTdFRjk2] Or is addiction just part of being human? [/quote] Yes, various addictions are inherent to the human condition. We are all addicted to air, food, and water. We add more and more additctions as we "move higher up" in society. A truly poor person (not modern "welfare poor", but truly living with very little) is overjoyed with a clean pair of socks, or a loaf of fresh bread. A "higher status" person may in misery if her fingernail polish gets chipped, and is bored by going out to the same country club all the time. It is my opinion that Jesus was refering to this simple joy of a working man or farmer over small pleasures, compared to the ennui of the rich when he made critical comments about rich people. All of us can simplify our addictions, and return to enjoying the simple pleasures of healthy food, exercise, etc, rather than going on about baing "addicted to" fancy complicated or unhealthy indulgences. [/quote]
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We all are addicted to something. What is your vice?
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