Causes of Suffering

Several more examples today of how desires, attachments and expectations can really affect our emotions and attitudes.  As various mystics and spiritual leaders have commented, our desires, attachments and expectations can pull us away from feelings like love, compassion and understanding, making it difficult or impossible to nurture that good seed in each of us.  As they commonly state, and I have experienced, those desires, attachments and expectations cause most of our suffering.  I have seen and felt both sides and, now, have a strong preference for love, compassion and understanding.  Prayer, meditation and introspection have helped the transition.