There’s Always A Price Tag
James Hadley Chase books had some of the cheekiest titles. One of them was also philosophically profound: There’s Always A Price Tag.
Nature ensures that every desire carries within itself its own poison sting. Greater the desire, deadlier the sting.
The desire for Enlightenment is also a desire. But just look at the magnitude, the sheer audacity, of this particular desire: notionally, nothing less than eternal bliss will do.
No wonder these fellows are referred to as “miserable” seekers.
Nature ensures that every desire carries within itself its own poison sting. Greater the desire, deadlier the sting.
The desire for Enlightenment is also a desire. But just look at the magnitude, the sheer audacity, of this particular desire: notionally, nothing less than eternal bliss will do.
No wonder these fellows are referred to as “miserable” seekers.
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