Tara Brach Desire and Addiction: Voices of Longing Calling You Home, Part 2
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Sep 18, 2025 Explore the nature of desire as both a vital driving force and a source of suffering. Discover how unmet needs lead to cravings and why temporary substitutes never satisfy. Dive into the impact of shame and early stress on addiction, supported by neuroscience. Learn about self-reverence and compassion as tools for healing, and the importance of community in overcoming difficulties. Engage in a guided practice that softens self-condemnation and fosters forgiveness, revealing the love and belonging that's always within reach.
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Two Evolutionary Poles Of Desire
- Desire pulls us between a primitive survival drive and an awake heart that offers presence and meaning.
- When we chase substitutes we miss true belonging and aliveness that presence provides.
Meet Desire Without Grasping
- The Buddhist middle path invites meeting desire without grasping, fully and with open hands.
- Any amount of wanting takes us out of presence and away from what we truly long for.
Unmet Needs Drive Craving
- Unmet needs for love, belonging, and being seen drive the wanting mind and craving.
- Substitutes give just enough reward to keep us hooked despite failing to meet core needs.