I live by an understanding that almost all of my suffering is self-inflicted by craving for things to be different than they are. This craving has many types: C

I live by an understanding that almost all of my suffering is self-inflicted by craving for things to be different than they are. This craving has many types: Clinging to a self-identity and becoming unhappy when it is threatened or ignored, craving material pleasures (money, objects, experiences) and being stressed or unhappy about obtaining or losing them, clinging to views/ideas/opinions/concepts as being correct, craving a future or a different past, and other people to be or act different. I live by the insight that letting go and radical acceptance leads to true peace and happiness.