The immediate cause of suffering is the presence of a desire or aversion combined with identification with that desire or lack of mental space around it, creating a contraction in consciousness that is experienced as tension.
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“the immediate cause of suffering is when there is there is a desire present and we're identified with it or another way of looking at it is there's a desire present and there's no space around it”
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The Secret To True Happiness = Seeing That The Self Is An Illusion (Here's Why)— The Magic of Mindful Self-AwarenessCreated: 8/13/2026, 9:56:39 AM
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