I saw someone commmented in a Youtube video. I shall reproduce his comments here:
“I dont understand how cravings or desires are evil. Without cravings or desires there is no purpose in living. In reality cravings like to get a better job,to live a better life,to spend more time with family,to help others are all good. Without desires you will be a person without dreams. Still cannt understand why Buddha told like that.”
When one has been properly exposed to Buddha Dhamma, one can clearly see the ‘problems’ the above commenter has. We can pick up clues of strong javana citta, abhisankhāra, ignorant to Tilakkhana, ignorant to the four noble truths…etc. Sorry to say that this is the mentality of a common-folk, and the mentality of many people of other religions whose teachings are deeply rooted in greed.
Another commenter has much better wisdom:
“Even craving to help others or doing “good” will lead us to suffering. All things in moderation is a simpler way to translate what Buddha meant about “cravings”. The Middle Way neither into the extreme of piousness nor into the complacent.”