Driven by Pleasures & Pain

Woke up this morning? Ate some breakfast? Decided to put off a few house chores until later? Everything we ever have done or will do is because of Pleasure and Pain. We are sentinel beings and all of our actions are about the senses. Whether it is pleasure in mind or pleasure in body, all of our actions are driven by this.

Either we want to heighten pleasure or avoid pain. Think about everything you have done this week. What drove us. Why is this important to know? Because it helps us understand our motives and bring awareness to our action.

Comments

[elizabeth]

hi Robert,

yeah, isn't this what the Buddhists call samsara?

as for me, my personal choice for God tends to oscillate (sometimes wildly) between Shankara & B.F. Skinner, but I do respect the Buddha also.

& then there's some thing called wuwei, do you know about this one?

[Robert H]

Hi Elizabeth,
I haven't heard of wuwei. I will look it up. In regards to Samsara, yes, it is one of the steps that Buddhism talk about in achieving enlightenment. It one of the tools we can use. R

[elizabeth]

ok, yes. 1 of 84,000.

{an excellent 1 for me, probably, in combo with some others.}