The role of desire is one of the most misunderstood facets of spiritual evolution.
Some schools of thought argue that we should transcend desires altogether, leading followers down a path of denial and disciplined detachment. This leaves many in a quandary, wondering why we are put to the test, surrounded by so many temptations.
In this episode, Part One of a two-part series, Thom holds forth on the Vedic worldview with respect to desire and how we can live a life without regrets for desires unfulfilled.
Discover why both obedience to desire's guidance and non-attachment to its fulfillment create the perfect balance for spiritual evolution. It’s a revolutionary approach that transforms our understanding of what it means to want.
Part Two of this series will be the next episode of The Vedic Worldview.
Episode Highlights
[00:45] Unfulfilled Desires
[03:11] Reincarnation - Unfinished Business
[06:18] Liberation from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth
[09:00] Authorship of Desire: The Cause of Suffering
[12:54] Percival from Arkansas Goes to the Cinema
[15:31] Why am I having a desire?
[18:18] Nature’s Business
[21:22] Filled with Fulfillment
[24:56] Asteya and Vairagya
[28:02] The Pollution of Unfulfilled Desires
[31:31] What Are You?
[34:22] Human Doings
[38:48] Empirical Evidence Through Direct Experience
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