Yogi: Actually, we cannot get what we want. 

Sayadaw: Everything that you can get is not only because you want – you get it because of several conditions. But people think that ‘I want, I do and I get’.

That is why they try very hard – but they cannot get many things from trying hard. They can only get it when all the necessary conditions are right – that’s when the result will come.

Because they don’t know about conditioning, they think that if they try hard, they’ll get it – they can only see 1 of many factors that condition the result. The result of getting something is due to many conditions. 

Wanting is reduced when you understand more about cause and effect.