Why do we react? Why are we getting so emotionally involved into what’s happening? When my own guide asked me this question after the assumptions of desire and ill will had fallen away, I had no idea. Why had I thought my second name was God, and I could always have it my way and make others do what I …
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How To Dissolve The Assumptions of Desire And Ill Will
The Assumptions of desire and ill will are the fetters 4 and 5 in the Buddhist framework of the ten fetters. They show up after the self-illusion is seen through and address the question: Why are we reacting all the time? In case you’re wondering why we are already at fetters #4 and #5, with the self-illusion, doubt and clinging …