Desire for anything other than what is up to us led s to distress. A great deal of human despair and tragedy is created when we allow the innate, malistic impulses of our human nature to run amac unconstrained by any rational system of values which promotes universal well being and justice. Our will is the mechanism by which we control our desire. The discipline of desire provides us with the tools that help us conform our human will to cosmic nature.
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.