Happiness is subjective and in essence is tied to inner peace. When I read some spiritual literature, I’ve come across the idea that to have desire is somehow a source of inner pain or is something to be avoided. I’ve even met people who believe that it is spiritual to have “no desire”.
Stop and think about it.

If I want to have no desire, isn’t that a desire? Another way of looking at it is, “I desire to have no desire”. Well, THAT IS a desire! I think to try to free your self of desire will only lead to frustration.

What’s the point of the human experience if we are to ignore our five senses? May as well be dead, actually, if you cannot feel or experience anything anyway. I prefer to make the distinction between desire and lust, perhaps, meaning that lust is more about being attached to something and feeling that you cannot have peace or be whole without it.

For example, I have goals, which help to keep me challenged and engaged in life. However, if things don’t turn out as planned, when I am living in the present moment and have a sense of surrender and trust that the universe is running based on principle, I can give room to the perception that perhaps I’m not seeing the “big picture”.

Perhaps my energy is not matching what I want to attract into my life at this time. Perhaps, my inner guidance knows something that my human senses are not appreciating. Perhaps, there is something bigger and better down the road, as long as I don’t allow myself to become impatient or frustrated in this moment.

I don’t believe it’s possible to have no desire and the pursuit of happiness this way will only lead to more unhappiness.

The key is to set your intention, but hold it loosely, being able to be flexible and shift as each day illuminates more insight. Life is more mysterious than the ego cares to deal with; this is the challenge. The ego likes predictability and HATES to deal with emotions such as fear, disappointment and sadness.

The bottom line – when we learn to see feelings and emotions as energy, a part of life and nothing to run from, we will stop trying to squash them by hiding behind “no desire”. Wholeness, happiness and inner peace includes orderly logic, as well as, what the ego considers “messy” emotions. The power is in how you look at these ingredients to being human, and how wisely you learn to manage them via your conscious awareness. Life is now!

Tags: Ego, Empowerment, Happiness, Inner Peace, Personal Power

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