Longing vs desire - are they different here? Seems like one builds the foundation and the other we abandon. Which is the poison?
Long live a man without love.
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Longing vs desire - are they different here? Seems like one builds the foundation and the other we abandon. Which is the poison?
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Long live the man without love!
A man without love
lives longer.
Longing lays the foundation of longevity.
Longing is born of desire.
The abandonment of desire
strengthens the foundation of longevity.
Freedom from wishing
leads to a blissful life.
A blissful life without love-
the life wished for
by a man without love.
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Longing vs desire - are they different here? Seems like one builds the foundation and the other we abandon. Which is the poison?
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What happens if he meets someone though? Does bliss just vanish or does the whole thing still hold?
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Freedom from wishing leads to a blissful life - this line lands for me. Something tender about it.
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