3: The Danger of Uncontrolled Desires

The root cause of all problems

Schopenhauer once wrote, “We are a thousand times more intent on acquiring wealth than we are on acquiring culture. Though it is obvious that what we are contributes more to our happiness than what we have.” This talk examines why desire has the power to shake and harm the very foundations of our existence – the energy of our sense organs, the mind and the soul itself. Let us find out the reason for desires and in so doing, defuse their power.