The Buddha compared attachment to drinking salt water from an ocean. The more we drink, the thirstier we get. Likewise, when our mind is conditioned by attachment, however much we have, we never really experience contentment.

Mingyur Rinpoche

from the book The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

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