What did Buddha believe was the key to reaching peace?

In Buddhism, equanimity, or peace of mind, is achieved by detaching oneself from the cycle of craving that produces dukkha. So by achieving a mental state where you can detach from all the passions, needs and wants of life, you free yourself and achieve a state of transcendent bliss and well-being.

Can you live without desires?

The fact that we currently exist in life without many of the things we desire is evidence that we don’t need many of the specific things we want. Here are a few things you can think about and do to expand your capacity for passionate desire, without attachment: 1) Notice your relationship with desire itself.

Is it possible to have no desires?

In the state of deep sleep, there are no desires or any experiences. It is an ego-free state. Desires cannot be abstract; the object of any desire must have a form. Such forms become easy to relate to, and they become the goal.

What does Buddha mean by earthly desires?

What Buddha means by earthly desires basically anything you can imagine: being famous, wealth, military strength, respect. It can take many more shapes that this. Basically earthly desires are part of your Ego, which wants it all.

What is the second truth of Buddhism?

The second truth states that all suffering has a cause. In Buddhism, attachment and desire are often the root causes of our misery. While we usually think of desires as sensual, like sex and drugs, desire can refer to all sorts of cravings: material things, freedom, people, stability, the past, fulfillment, sex, happiness, and so on.

What is taṇhā (desires)?

This type of desire is contrasted to wholesome types of desire such as the desire to benefit others or to follow the Buddhist path. In the first teaching of the Buddha on the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha identified taṇhā as a principal cause in the arising of dukkha (suffering, anxiety, dissatisfaction).

What are the different types of Desire in Buddhism?

Wholesome types of desire are traditionally identified as chanda. Kama-tanha (sense-craving): craving for sense objects which provide pleasant feeling, or craving for sensory pleasures. Bhava-tanha (craving to be): craving to be something, to unite with an experience.