Desires

禅的生活は，欲を捨てることである。欲があるから苦がある。ああしたいこうしたいという気持ちが，ああできないこうできないという思いになる。ならば，ああしたいこうしたいと思わなければよい。しかし，それがまた難しい。


The most important point in a zen life is to throw all of my own desires away. We have troubles and worries since we have desires. Desires to do this and that become thoughts that we are hindered from doing this and that, when we can not do them. If so, we had better not want to do this and that. However, it is very difficult for us to throw our desires away.