Desire for what’s “good”, aversion for what’s “bad”:
that’s the cause of suffering.
It’s a great fault: the strong fear of “bad”.
“Good” and “bad” are poisons to the mind,
like foods that inflame a high fever.
The Dhamma isn’t clear to us
because of our basic desire for “good” over “bad”.
This desire, when passionate and strong,
drags the mind into turbulent thought
until it is inflated with suffering,
and all its sorrows and their causes multiply.
The greater the error, the more they flourish,
taking one further and further away
from the genuine Dhamma.
Ajahn Mun
