What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.Gautama Buddha
About This Quote
In this quotation from the Buddha, he is speaking about the evils of desire, illusion, and clinging to false doctrine. The Buddha had a great belief in the power of meditation and selflessness. To him, desire was the root of all evil. It caused people to go out and kill one another and held them back from true happiness.
Illusion was a concept he developed to explain our desires and attachments. He had a belief that all desires ultimately come from delusions, which are false beliefs that blind us from the truths of life. Clinging to false doctrine is something that causes people to not understand who they really are, but also causes them to get caught up in an endless cycle of suffering.
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