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**iOqedeyH** · 04-03-2012, 11:31 AM

i think as clarity becomes to norm, one is no longer 'working' and the path to enlightenment just becomes a natural way of life

Prior to clarity being the norm, one could, in a moment of clarity, realize that desiring to reach nirvana is a desire of the mind. It is simply the mind attaching itself to an ideal in which, once achieved, peace will be attained. Am I wrong in this assessment?

Peace is what is desired, and practicing Buddhism is how you achieve it. Upon no longer desiring peace, why would one continue to practice Buddhism?

04-03-2012, 11:31 AM	#12
iOqedeyH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	i think as clarity becomes to norm, one is no longer 'working' and the path to enlightenment just becomes a natural way of life Prior to clarity being the norm, one could, in a moment of clarity, realize that desiring to reach nirvana is a desire of the mind. It is simply the mind attaching itself to an ideal in which, once achieved, peace will be attained. Am I wrong in this assessment? Peace is what is desired, and practicing Buddhism is how you achieve it. Upon no longer desiring peace, why would one continue to practice Buddhism?
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