A false desire, as opposed to a true desire, is a desire which when examined more closely, melts away to reveal a different desire. I may desire to beat someone. When I examine the desire more closely, I find the true desire is to feel good about myself, not to beat the other person. This lets me let go of the false desire and take steps to achieve the true desire.
It is critical to find and understand our true desire. Without knowing the real drive behind a desire, it is very hard to give it up, because it feels like self-betrayal. If I feel like I am being good to myself by avoiding something as uncomfortable as my taxes, forcing myself to do the taxes feels like I am not being good to myself. Only when I can discover the true desire can I move forward with a good feeling about my own actions.
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