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Desire
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Accepting the inevitability of loss is essential to happiness
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Are We All Hungry Ghosts?
A Buddhist psychotherapist on transforming self-loathing into wisdom
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This Is Your Brain on Scarcity
An interview with author Michael Easter on how understanding why we crave can help us curb unhealthy habits and find deeper satisfaction
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TeachingsMagazine | The Five Hindrances
Working with the Five Hindrances: Sensual Desires
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
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Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Leaving the Palace
Buddhism, womanhood, and the problem of the self
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TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Slip Free of Craving
A brief teaching from a psychologist
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What Sort of “Normal” Is Normal?
Desires are inexhaustible, but we can use this moment of disruption to ask ourselves what we really need.
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Peeling Away the Promise of Desire
Why getting what we crave will not lead to happiness—and what will
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TeachingsMagazine | Practice, Teachings
Overcoming the Vortex of Desire
Getting to know your cravings can weaken their control over you.
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