Is this desire?
The role of wanting
Is this desire?
Because desire is to own the wanting. That’s one way of looking at it. And in order to own something, there needs to be a sovereign self that is free to choose and, of course, feels worthy of wanting and feels worthy of receiving. That’s why desire is so intimately connected with a sense of self-worth.
The On Being Project • Esther Perel — The Erotic Is an Antidote to Death
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few people have ever stopped to examine desire, to feel it directly, to discover a wise relationship to it.
Jack Kornfield • A Path With Heart
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Desire is the closest thing there is to magic. Nothing else changes the world so powerfully, so quickly. Nothing else builds empires or families or great works of art. Nothing else rearranges my perception so fully, making some things salient and others basically invisible. Even in spiritual lineages dedicated to ending desire entirely, the startin... See more
River Kenna • Varieties of Desirous Experience
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Once we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they feel in accordance with that joy which we know ourselves to be capable of. Our erotic knowledge empowers us, becomes a lens through which we scrutinize all aspects of our existence, forcing us to evaluate those aspects h
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Spiritual desire is the drive that God put in us from the beginning, for total satisfaction, for home, for heaven, for divine union, and it just got displaced onto the wrong object.
Richard Rohr • Breathing Under Water : Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
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Eros is a force that doesn’t like to be constrained. When it settles into repetition, habit, or rules, it touches its death. It then is transformed into boredom and sometimes, more powerfully, into repulsion.
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
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Desire as an Obstacle There is often a lack of understanding of the function of wanting and desire. The main illusion is seen in the statement, “The only way that I’ll get what I want is by desiring it; if I let go of my desire, then I won’t get what I want.” Actually, the opposite is true. Desire, especially strong desire (e.g., cravingness), freq
... See moreDavid R. Hawkins • Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
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Desire is a beautiful emotion and a visceral motivator. I think you should court it with a healthy respect.
Simon Sarris • quests, failure, desire
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