Indeed, O foolish and afflicted mind,
You want, you crave for everything,
This “everything” will grow and turn
To suffering increased a thousandfold
Since this is so, the wise man (or woman) does not crave,
For from such craving fear and anguish come.
And fix this firmly in your understanding:
All that may be wished for will by nature fade to nothing.
The Way of the Bohdisattva by Shantideva
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