Are all desires wrong? No, there are desires that lead to the end of desires.
Ananda: "Brahman, the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the aim of abandoning desire."
Unabha the Brahman: "If that's so, Master Ananda, then it's an endless path, and not one with an end, for it's impossible that one could abandon desire by means of desire."
Ananda: "In that case, brahman, let me question you on this matter. Answer as you see fit. What do you think: Didn't you first have desire, thinking, 'I'll go to the park,' and then when you reached the park, wasn't that particular desire allayed?"
Unabha the Brahman: "Yes, sir."
Ananda: "Whatever desire he first had for the attainment of arahantship, on attaining arahantship that particular desire is allayed. "
Unabha the Brahman: ""You're right, Master Ananda. This is a path with an end, and not an endless one. "
~ Edited, from Brahmana Sutta:
Unabha the Brahman: "If that's so, Master Ananda, then it's an endless path, and not one with an end, for it's impossible that one could abandon desire by means of desire."
Ananda: "In that case, brahman, let me question you on this matter. Answer as you see fit. What do you think: Didn't you first have desire, thinking, 'I'll go to the park,' and then when you reached the park, wasn't that particular desire allayed?"
Unabha the Brahman: "Yes, sir."
Ananda: "Whatever desire he first had for the attainment of arahantship, on attaining arahantship that particular desire is allayed. "
Unabha the Brahman: ""You're right, Master Ananda. This is a path with an end, and not an endless one. "
~ Edited, from Brahmana Sutta:
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