[lasadeykar]

There is such a thing as craving for becoming. There is such a thing as craving for non-becoming.

Yes. But it is funny, every person I have asked straight up if they really wanted to "get off the merry-go-round" they believe in has said no. And it doesn't stop there -- Element reminds us that at the end of one of his books Buddhaghossa declares his wish to be reborn into this-and-such a plane of existence. It is as if this whole business about believing in a roundabout of samsara is just driven by a secret craving for immortality. Which is fine, but one might as well just put on a red dot and be done with it...