Understanding Desire
In the last post I shared one perspective I gained about walking past temptations with mental resolve. The dilemma, about going forward with an experience ( indulgence) or not, does not occur with every experience. Some things just seem to proceed without hesitation, doubt, deliberation, obstruction, guilt or regret. Where the mind is at crossroads that’s where drama happens. That’s where insights come into play and most change happens. Desire! One can write a thesis on desire. Perhaps the most powerful phrase capturing the phenomenon of desire is “ A streetcar named Desire”, the title of the play by Tennessee Williams. Lives are made and destroyed by desire. The world would come to a standstill without desire. From the perspective of Duality and Non-Duality, Desire becomes a very important concept. Ordinary minds function within the domain of duality. It is always me, others and the world of living and non living objects. Desire is the force that makes me interact wi...