Teaching #32: The Three Kinds of Craving
The Buddha identified three distinct kinds of craving. First is your craving for the six kinds of sense desires…The second type of craving is the desire for becoming what you are not…The third type of craving arises when you are so disillusioned with something in your life and want to get rid of it or want it to cease with such intensity that you crave nonexistence, life seems unbearable and you have an aversion to life, itself.
Chapter 9, Pg 82-83
For your reflection: Begin to cultivate the ability to distinguish the three kinds of craving in your own life. Which type is the most difficult for you to identify? See if you can start to identify the particular body sensations that arise with each kind of craving.