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Dear friends,

We just received notice from the U.S 2009 Tour Team today that Thay is ill. Due to this unexpected news, we are very sorry to announce that Thay will not be able to attend the retreat at Magnolia Village. However, the retreat will still go on as schedule along with 24 Monk and Nuns.

We wish all of you to have steady practice to breathe, smile, and happiness in order to deal with fortunate and unfortunate events that will occur in our daily lives.

Please let us know if you are still able to attend the retreat so we can make prior arrangements. Thank you for your understanding of the circumstance. We hope to see you at the retreat.

Sincerely,

Magnolia Village Sangha,
Ben Ho

BUDDHIST INTERESTS

OTHER INTERESTS

The Cause of Suffering--samudaya

The principle cause of suffering is the attachment to "desire" or "craving", tanha. Both desire to have (wanting) and desire not to have (aversion).

desire for sense-pleasures--kama-tanha,
desire to become--bhava-tanha,
desire to get rid of--vibhava-tanha.

The desire for sense pleasures manifests itself as wanting to have pleasant experiences: the taste of good food, pleasant sexual experiences, delightful music.

The desire to become is the ambition that comes with wanting attainments or recognition or fame. It is the craving to "be a somebody".

The desire to get rid of the unpleasant experiences in life: unpleasant sensations, anger, fear, jealousy.

The clinging to desire comes from our experience that short-term satisfaction comes from following desire. We ignore the fact that satisfying our desires doesn't bring an end to them.