Theos-Talk Archives (July 2000 Message tt00010)

I think I understand, it will be a form to Transcend desire, couldn't
it?
Thanks for your answer,
Pedro

Andrew Basler wrote:
> 
> >From: Pedro <zanotta@unb.br>
> 
> >When is said "Killing out desire", I wonder: it wouldn't be necessary to
> >mantain at least one - the desire of kill them? Is it a kind of paradox,
> >or are you talking about a certain "kind" of desire(s)?
> 
> It is not a true paradox (BTW there is a good article Paradox Lost in
> Scientific American last month) unless we place desire as the only incentive
> to all action. There is such a force as spiritual love and compassion which
> is far above the equivalent desire, and function rather through the higher
> aspects of the mind. Desire cannot kill itself, it could be crushed and
> annihilated only in the retort of an unflinching will which originates from
> realizing the unity of oneself with Life.
> 
> -Andrew
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