Varieties of Desirous Experience
By contrast, as long as we follow our urges, we stay, as it were, on the same level on which they occur. But once we allow them, and offer them a home, then we see that we don’t actually need what they tell us we need. That’s growth and it’s a beautiful thing. It touches and opens our hearts when it occurs. And it affirms what Simone Weil meant whe
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It turns out the experience of desire is shaped by the object of your desire. If you desire money, your desire will always seem pinched, and if you desire fame, your desire will always be desperate. But if the object of your desire is generosity itself, then your desire for it will open up new dimensions of existence you had never perceived before,
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Much of our success and happiness in life comes down to how we manage cravings—sudden intense desires for everything from chocolate and chardonnay to sex and revenge. But if we want to avoid destructive cravings (and cultivate healthy cravings), it helps to understand the psychology behind them...
Much of our success and happiness in life comes down to how we manage cravings—sudden intense desires for everything from chocolate and chardonnay to sex and revenge. But if we want to avoid destructive cravings (and cultivate healthy cravings), it helps to understand the psychology behind them...