i got a jones in my bones...
TaurusSome religious traditions preach the doctrine that desire is a major obstacle to enlightenment. To escape from the predicament of your suffering, they insist, you must overcome all of your yearning. But Tantric scholar Daniel Odier believes this dogma is a delusion. In his book Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening, he says desire should be at the heart of spiritual practice. Not all longings are equally sacred, of course: Fantasies about winning the lottery or seeing an adversary punished are not on a par with wanting to expand your capacity to bestow blessings and give love. In 2006, Taurus, consider the possibility that Odier is right. Try out the hypothesis that the most spiritual thing you can do is cultivate high-minded yearnings.
posted by Phoenix @ 12:49 AM
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yes! my friend and i were just having this conversation over lunch! we are made in the image of God, and God is very passionate and full of desire. desire is godly... only it is also painful because our desires are never fully satisfied. :(
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