“…Let us reflect: the best way to satisfy all our desires and make all our plans come to fruition is to let them go.” Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Religious beliefs seem to be associated with superstitions, humility and passive role of taking destiny as it is because today’s world has different values for personal happiness and fulfillments. Our value and happiness is measured by the look, richness, independence and personality that is carefully determined by the fashion icons, media or celebrities. Who needs religion in their old fashion form?
What drives people’s imagination and makes them happy today is an exotic vacation, well paid job, sexual pleasures, and expensive, precious material goods such as cars, clothes, etc. It seems like shoes are not for foot protection but for showing a unique style, food is not for sustaining life but for enjoyment of new taste experiences. We have series of guides how to achieve personal satisfaction and live fully through various TV commercials, TV shows and magazines. The spiritual development is seen as ecstasy in form of drugs or sex. Those cravings and desires are playing major role in today’s contemporary United States which main concerns is economical prosperity and personal satisfaction, thus it is hard to live according to any religion because on each corner inducement is hiding.
However, we have a great opportunity to test our strength to various temptations. Living in a country of freedom in all spheres of life we can have a perfect environment to discipline ourselves and master our virtues. It is only a personal choice how we want to live: according to current trends and time spirit or be faithful to one’s priorities and values. If we know what is important we would be able to live without desires in any place. A discipline is our virtue and only through mastering our desirable qualities we are able to discover true happiness of our real selves...