Question

Are there beneficial desires?

Answer

Yes. You might want to know some. What are you doing right now? Did you have a desire to come to this retreat? Did you have a desire to listen to me give this questions and answers session? Do you have a desire to have an interview with us? Have you had a desire over the past x amount of years to do meditation? A desire to do other retreats? A desire to improve yourself? A desire to develop compassion, patience, forgiveness? Can you fill in the rest of the blanks? Good.

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