Ignorance is the source of all problems. We let our senses drive us and end up in a thorny shrub difficult to escape. This is true in almost all situations occurred in our life. A clear example is love attraction: we can be attracted by a woman/man and let this feeling drive us to marriage without preparation; then woe follows. Another example can be salary attraction: We accept a good offer by an employer without taking into consideration the work environment; then we fall into all kind of misery.

” Attracted by light and heat, a moth flies into a flame. Stunned by the sounds of a guitar, a deer stands unaware of a hunter. Drawn by the scent of a flower, a bug is trapped inside. Attached to taste, a fish rushes to a hook. Pulled to mud, an elephant cannot escape.” (Paltrul Rinpoche’s Sacred Word)