Ch. 24: Craving

What’s the difference between wanting something—and needing it so badly it consumes you? In this episode of Teaching Peace , we explore Chapter 24 of the Dhammapada , where the Buddha names tanha —craving—as one of the deepest obstacles to liberation. While desire may be natural, craving is something else: a grasping that entangles us in suffering. In Buddhist cosmology, tanha is one of Mara’s…