Hello Moniniek Met. Thank you for the encouragement. I appreciate it. I hope you also keep going with your skilful actions, such as seeking the dhamma and encouraging others. Metta from London.
I have a question. Since desires (or what is called cravings) is the essential governing aspect of the ego--the will to receive pleasure--the "I". Would it not be more beneficial to correct desires of pleasing oneself through wants to a more beneficial desire of bestowal towards others being altruistic?
Your thought is correct. If one can change desire to a wholesome way, it is good. But as long as Buddhist terms are concerned, the original Buddhist term Tanha (desire) has no good face but it has an opposite which is renunciation (Pali=Nekkhamma). And there can be more other opposites too. One of them could be altruism. You can call it 'desire to help others or thinking of others (altruism). But it is truly the opposite of desire. It's 'being kind or compassionate' to others. According to Buddhist teachings, 'Tanha' itself is a negative quality. Therefore it should be abandoned and wholesome qualities (compassion, kindness etc) should be developed. Hope this might help. With Metta Ven Kassapa
@@LondonBuddhistVideos Thank you. That did help. However, I am in a group (which I am going to leave) that uses the "Will to Receive Pleasure" as a broad brush to explain human behavior and social structures. What I am saying is "Reality = Desires." On the other hand I have read some books from other authors on Buddhist beliefs. I get it that compassion and kindness are the opposite of desires of selfish wants. I am interested in learning more.
hello again. If you’d like to email me I could suggest some monks who might be willing to dialogue with you. Many also offer groups online so you could enjoy the benefit of a ‘sangha’ also. My name is Paula. I was a student of Richards and I am also a volunteer at the London Buddhist Vihara. My email is is londonbuddhistvideos@gmail.com
Cheers from Orlando. 🧠☸️🙏🏼. We crave & cling to impermanent states and things.
Wonderfully explained about Tanga and the appropriate example of money with the banana. Thanks you sir
Correction Tanha
Thank you Mridula.
Is your institute functioning Now?
While viewing this video, I had a craving for louder audio.
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Hello DvM, this is the same video with louder audio.
Sathuk sathuk.Keep doing it.I'm a teen from Cambodia.
Hello Moniniek Met. Thank you for the encouragement. I appreciate it. I hope you also keep going with your skilful actions, such as seeking the dhamma and encouraging others. Metta from London.
I have a question. Since desires (or what is called cravings) is the essential governing aspect of the ego--the will to receive pleasure--the "I". Would it not be more beneficial to correct desires of pleasing oneself through wants to a more beneficial desire of bestowal towards others being altruistic?
Your thought is correct. If one can change desire to a wholesome way, it is good. But as long as Buddhist terms are concerned, the original Buddhist term Tanha (desire) has no good face but it has an opposite which is renunciation (Pali=Nekkhamma). And there can be more other opposites too. One of them could be altruism. You can call it 'desire to help others or thinking of others (altruism). But it is truly the opposite of desire. It's 'being kind or compassionate' to others.
According to Buddhist teachings, 'Tanha' itself is a negative quality. Therefore it should be abandoned and wholesome qualities (compassion, kindness etc) should be developed.
Hope this might help.
With Metta
Ven Kassapa
@@LondonBuddhistVideos Thank you. That did help. However, I am in a group (which I am going to leave) that uses the "Will to Receive Pleasure" as a broad brush to explain human behavior and social structures. What I am saying is "Reality = Desires." On the other hand I have read some books from other authors on Buddhist beliefs. I get it that compassion and kindness are the opposite of desires of selfish wants. I am interested in learning more.
hello again. If you’d like to email me I could suggest some monks who might be willing to dialogue with you. Many also offer groups online so you could enjoy the benefit of a ‘sangha’ also. My name is Paula. I was a student of Richards and I am also a volunteer at the London Buddhist Vihara. My email is is londonbuddhistvideos@gmail.com
I can't hear
i will reupload soon - with more volume. metta