PATICCASAMUPPADA
"Ignorance gives rise to mental concocting;
Mental concocting gives rise to consciousness;
Consciousness gives rise to mentality/materiality;
Mentality/materiality gives rise to the sense bases;
The sense bases give rise to contact;
Contact gives rise to feeling;
Feeling gives rise to craving;
Craving gives rise to attachment;
Attachment gives rise to becoming;
Becoming gives rise to birth;
Birth gives rise to old age and death."
-Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
The philosophy is simple. By being aware of the reasons our cravings arise we can rationalize the true value of whatever it is causing us to suffer. Everyone goes through the process of life and death, by clinging we suffer. Er go it's how we perceive things that matter. Its how we respond to the ebb and flow of life that makes our time here special.
By awakening to the true nature of reality we see how ignorance is one of our greatest teachers. We see how we cause our own suffering by holding onto fleeting moments and resisting change; a change that is the only real constant. This is Samsara.
Dance the idea around a bit and draw your own conclusion. PEEAACE!!!