Life is an Itch.
Itching is Suffering.
Scratching this itch is Happiness.
Believing that scratching ends the itch is an Illusion (Maya).
The means to scratch are Wealth.
One who lacks these means is Poor.
Wanting someone else to scratch your itch is Lust.
Clinging to that person is Social Love.
Contract to keep scratching each other is Family.
The system that thrives on this itch is Society.
Duties decided by this society are Responsibilities.
Scratching the poor is Social Service.
Wounds caused by scratching are Habits,
To keep scratching out of habit is Ignorance,
Living in ignorance is Death.
Seeing the suffering in scratching is Detachment.
Observing the whole game of scratching is Self-Reflection.
Not finding any “self” in self-reflection is Emptiness.
Remaining in that emptiness is Nirvana.
Not identifying with the itch in Nirvana is Peace.
Sharing this peace with others is Love.
