01-17-2016, 08:35 PM
This is why 'overcoming' desires doesn't work. It amounts to the repression of that self that is always and forever perfect. Behold, the 'allure' of what is taboo, or what might be considered, in a metaphysical sense 'forbidden fruit'.
Instead, they must be understood for what they are, and then if and when they are turned away from it isn't out of 'non-acceptable-ness', or 'not-wanted-ness' but rather, simply, a greater love or attraction to something else. Moving in the direction of what is wanted, is not the same as attempting to move away from what is NOT wanted. One energizes resistance, the other does not.
At the end of the day the question is: why do we desire what we desire? The desire highlights the distortion or imbalance we are unconsciously trying resolve through the impulse. Uncovering those energetic vacuums or voids that we are trying to fill is very spiritual work that cloaks itself in the guise of mundane events in our everyday lives.
Desire is the greatest mystery of all.
Instead, they must be understood for what they are, and then if and when they are turned away from it isn't out of 'non-acceptable-ness', or 'not-wanted-ness' but rather, simply, a greater love or attraction to something else. Moving in the direction of what is wanted, is not the same as attempting to move away from what is NOT wanted. One energizes resistance, the other does not.
At the end of the day the question is: why do we desire what we desire? The desire highlights the distortion or imbalance we are unconsciously trying resolve through the impulse. Uncovering those energetic vacuums or voids that we are trying to fill is very spiritual work that cloaks itself in the guise of mundane events in our everyday lives.
Desire is the greatest mystery of all.