Two Dominant Discourses in Life

Today, I took some practice of mediation for a few hour and after that I read some words of Dhamma, because I thought my mind is so greed, anger, pride, envy, jaelously and not cleam and peaceful, with a lot of working pressure for such a long time. I used to meditate since I was young if I wanna to wash my mind form evil things. So, I made it today. After mediation, I read the book entitled " A Map of Journey" written by Sayadaw U Jotika, to nourish my mind with Dhamma words. This book is my favoriate one and it is alwaly with me whenver I go. Whenever I read it, it accustomed to give me so peaceful and clam things in mind.
While I am aware of these Dhamma words and enjoy it, I have one idea to share the words I felt best today. Really, I think about and reflect on the words that Sayadaw said, for the time being, and then, wanna to share it.
What the words Sayadaw said is:
"There are two line from a verse I read a long time ago; it is a very long verse, three page long I think. I can only remember the first two lines, a very beautiful two lines and I am living those two lines. This is what I do; I live poems and my life become a poem. Those two lines are:

" The grate way is not difficult
for those who have no preferences"
~Hsin-hsin Ming by Seng-t'san the 3rd Zen Patriach

I am trying to live that. Preferences are not that bad. Needs are very bad actually. We say "I need this, I need that" or "I want this, I want that".

Want is not that bad.
Need is more bad because when you say "I need"
that means you cannot live without it.

In most case we don't need much. What we really need is so little that it's funny we talk about; we don't even want to talk about it. We don't need much..
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When you say " I need it", look very deeply and ask youself, "Do I really need it? Can't I let go of it?" Are you really sure you need it? If you ask that question maybe your answer may be, ninety nine out of a hundred. "No, I don't need it. I want it." So be very honest about it. "I want it" that's very honest. And even better if you say "I prefer it". By saying that it means that it is not so demanding, you can change your preference. "It's OK I can change it. I prefer this but as I can't get this I will be quite satisfied with what I get." And even then you say, "If you have no preference at all, you are so peaceful and free". So, why are you making yourself so unhappy? You are letting this happen.
~A Map of the Journey - Sayadaw U Jotika
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After reading it, I've so many things to consider and compare concerning about "Needs Vs Wants".
What is Need and what is Want????
In my study, I've been learn about "Needs and Wants", as one part of the course. Both academic and popular discussion of consumption tend to centre around two dominant discourses or rhetorics. These are those of need (satisfaction) and want (desire) These rhetorics relate to contrasting models of human action with associated ideologies The need rhetoric has its origin in a Puritan-inspired utilitarian philosophy of comfort and satisfaction, while the want or desire rhetoric has its origin in a Romantic-inspired philosophy of pleasure-seeking Although both ideologies and their associated rhetorics are institutionalized in contemporary society, it is the former that tends to have greater legitimacy.... And so,I thought, I think and am thinking,.... and then, and then.... I felt in very deep sleep.

written by KyelThautKyar