"The Illusion of Desire: Money, Love, and the Root of All Misery!"

Welcome, dear friends!

There’s an old saying: “Money is the root of all evil.” But is that really true? Money itself is nothing but energy—neutral, neither good nor bad. It is merely a tool, a means of exchange, a bridge between needs and fulfillment.

Think of it this way--instead of carrying cattle, grain, or handcrafted goods to barter, we carry currency. Money simplifies trade, fuels economies, and enables creation.

Yet, the blame often falls on money when things go wrong.

But is it really money that corrupts, or is it the desire for money? The endless craving, the insatiable thirst to possess, hoard, and control? It’s not the energy itself, but the attachment to it that breeds greed, fear, and suffering.

And this isn’t just about money. The same principle applies to relationships, power, and even happiness itself. We desire the other—whether it's a person, an achievement, or a possession—believing it will complete us.

But when it fails to satisfy, we blame the other. We blame money for our stress. We blame our partner for our unhappiness. We blame circumstances for our suffering.

One marriage fails, and we rush to find another partner, convinced that they were the problem. But we never stop to look within, to recognize that the root of our problems is not the other—it is our attachment, our expectations, and our unchecked desires.

What if the real shift isn’t in changing what we chase but in changing how we perceive? What if, instead of clinging, we learned to flow? Instead of desiring endlessly, we learned to appreciate fully.

Money is not the problem. Love is not the problem. The world is not the problem.

"The root of the problem lies within; the external factors are merely branches."

And the moment we see that, the moment we stop blaming and start understanding, we free ourselves—not from money, not from love, not from relationships—but from the illusions that have trapped us all along.

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