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Lex: (adopting an Hindi accent) Unless we extinguish all seeds of desire, rebirth is inescapable.
Lis: (chuckling in amusement) That's the classic Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh doctrine, isn't it?
Lex: I choose to think of it this way: the real issue is patterned conditioning: the compulsive need for something. In a sense, every desire creates its own cycle of rebirth.
Ron: Yet patterned conditioning is part of being human: food, air, sleep, sex, and self-worth are things no healthy person can do without. And without patterned conditioning, many tasks would be impossible.
Linda: (nodding) I agree, and that's why moderation is important. Rather than trying to eliminate desire, isn't healthier to accept it without undue clinging? A preference need not be an obsession.