There’s nothing inherently wrong with desire in the sense that it’s good or bad, but because of desires nature, the mind gets pulled into a view of whatever desire arises and one loses touch with what’s in front of you. Desire can be draining because of the energy it needs to remain active. It’s one of the reasons why after the desire runs its course, there’s some guilt and remorse that follows. Giving in to desire takes a lot of energy, its an energy of a lower nature and what I mean by this is it can’t sustain itself, it needs constant reinforcement because the self of desire is never fulfilled. Love on the other hand is just the opposite, it’s of a higher energy because it needs nothing to sustain itself. It’s neither draining nor does it need reinforcement because it arises from the stillness of the Universe just as everything does. Think about it, everything arises from the energy of stillness and hence that’s where it returns, except plastic, lol.
Fulfilling a desire that arises is very satisfying or it wouldn’t be so enticing, but because of the nature of desire the fulfillment doesn’t last and more energy needs to be spent when another desire arises. These desires usually occur one right after the other, some are more glaring than others and some are subtle, so it’s difficult to really notice all desires. The glaring ones seem to have more of an affect on one’s life than the subtle ones, but make no mistake, desires energy is all the same and it’s only there to satisfy I. I have found by not attaching to results it really helps in not being overcome by desire, as is the case with my writings. I write and that’s the end of it, it’s what’s in front of me so it’s what I do. When I’m not looking to derive pleasure from an arisen desire, the desire loses its control and without being controlled by desire, I’m able to actually be with what’s in front of me.
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