"The Desire of the Body" promotes "Painless Civilization"

4) The desire of the body and the desire of life
In the book Painless Civilization I distinguished two sorts of desires, namely, "the desire of the body" and "the desire of life." While the desire of the body seeks to protect pleasure, pleasantness, and vested interests, the desire of life tries to discard them, dismantle the current self, and open oneself to an unexpected future. It is our "desire of the body" that promotes "painless civilization." This desire of the body takes away from us the deep "joy of life" that could visit us in an unexpected way when we transform ourselves by going through pain and suffering.

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What is Life Studies
(2004)
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