Buddha says we should have no desires; do you agree?

[Anonymous]

no, we need desire to do any and everything

Buddha is a nut job completely

Buddha is correct we should never want anything more than we got

Buddha is right; we should assume in our mind we already have what we desire and then go after it

[ibodi]

Disagree but can understandable and it seem to be impossible like Nirvana itself is desire. Indian just bear it let rats go around temple more and more. Now want to invest outside investment but local is mess. infrastructures are terrible because corruption I mean they desire Nirvana because background make it. like it is judge's behavior I am not against they make progress and get a chance now but anyway the first world problems you know they will face.

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[NamerOfStars]

I disagree, and vehemently- lacking desire also means lacking fulfilled desire, and if you lack both sorrow and joy, well, we have a word for that. No, it's not "enlightenment", it's "depression".

[Anonymous]

He said we should desire to have no desires, not that we should have no desires.

[r4nd0mus3r]

where is the middle ground? we should have desires. but you should keep them in check.

[Wise4myage]

Its a noble idea, but not for me unless I lived in a cave, lol.

[Agape93]

Absolutely not. That's sacrilege

[FYI345]

How so?

[Agape93]

My patron is literally a goddess of passion and desires. To say we shouldn't have that is sacrilege.

[FYI345]

Desires are the root of suffering though. What if you don't get what you desire. You set an expectation of getting something and then you don't. How will that not lead to suffering?

[Agape93]

Suffering is natural. There is no changing that. All you can do, is enjoy yourself how you can and share your love and Passions with others to enrich their lives too.

[jahaims]

It's impossible to exist without desire

[LiamJHayden]

So I should desire to have no desires?

[FYI345]

OP never said to "desire to have no desires" lol