
Stormy Sea and Heaven’s River
Awake in the World Podcast
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The Thick Edge of Desire
There's nothing wrong with the desire to have children and for some people it's not their path. But the problem is the wanting. So you can have desire present but the wanting is the problem. This is where the trouble starts. And so finding ways to serve, finding ways to express yourself with attention to where the wanting is present because that's where time shows up and the patience shows up. That distinction between wanting and clear intention is the thing. It's a thin edge. Desire is extremely healthy. But contraction around our desire is the cause of suffering. Sarah has writing block to remember like other people are going to write novels.
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