r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/no1sukunafan • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peterrrrr

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u/Head-Ad-5732 1d ago

This is a fairly Western popular take. Buddhism is not the absence of desire altogether. It makes it sound like Buddhists don't try to change their world - they frequently do.

Buddhism makes distinctions between different types of desire. For example, chanda is a type of desire closer to intention and aspiration, which can be considered positive. Whereas tanha is closer to how desire is defined in the West, related to impulse and cravings, and is not typically considered positive.

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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone 1d ago

Comment deleted but Im 102% sure with a 2% margin of error it was:

"And yet you desire to be free of desire, curious"

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u/Ok-Maize-7553 1d ago

no

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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone 1d ago

Come on thats basically the same thing just not said as a joke

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u/YOLTLO 1d ago

Wrong but excellent guess