We can now begin to see the interrelated nature of assent, desire and the impulse to act. I am going to address the impulse to at in future episodes. It's important now to recognize why our good intentions so often fall short of their aim. The discipline of desire helps us to stop that train of passion before it builds up a head of steam.
This podcast episode provides a new theoretical foundation for my previous blog post on The Discipline of Desire, which is being completely updated. Make sure to come back for the next episode where the spiritual exercise of the Discipline of Desire will build upon the theory of this episode.