DESIRE_FULFILLMENT
Desire as the Mainspring of Action
Desire is the fundamental impulse behind all action, driven by the awareness of a lack or need for enjoyment. All desires, even seemingly unselfish ones,…
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Out Of This World
Desire is the mainspring of action. We could not move a single finger unless we had a desire to move it. No matter what we do, we follow the desire which at the moment dominates our minds. When we break a habit, our desire to break it is greater than our desire to continue in the habit. The desires which impel us to action are those that hold our attention. A desire is but an awareness of something we lack or need to make our life more enjoyable. Desires always have some personal gain in view, the greater the anticipated gain, the more intense, is the desire. There is no absolutely unselfish desire. Where there is nothing to gain there is no desire, and consequently no action. The spiritual man speaks to the natural man through the language of desire. The key to progress in life and to the fulfillment of dreams lies in ready obedience to its voice. Unhesitating obedience to its voice is an immediate assumption of the wish fulfilled. To desire a state is to have it. As Pascal has said, "You would not have sought me had you not already found me."
Desire is the fundamental impulse behind all action, driven by the awareness of a lack or need for enjoyment. All desires, even seemingly unselfish ones, involve personal gain. Desire is the language through which the spiritual self communicates to the natural self, and immediate obedience to it (assuming the wish fulfilled) is the key to fulfillment.