Seduction of Being Satisfied

The most important thing to understand about the seduction of being satisfied is the less you’re attached to “I” the less you’ll be seduced, and it’s because without “I” there’s no one who needs satisfaction…

The seduction of being satisfied is so enticing because it actually feels good and this is why the draw is so powerful. There’s only issue with this because of the impermanent nature of being satisfied. It simply will not last, it has no staying power so something else will be needed almost immediately following the attainment of each satisfaction. Think about it, with all the satisfactions that have been attained throughout your life regardless of what it was, it doesn’t bring you the satisfaction now that it brought at that time. Most times even if the same exact thing is physically repeated, it’s usually not as satisfying as the first experience. I used so many things as I was seduced by my conditioning to be satisfied, but it was never lasting; the seduction of the next needed satisfaction always arose. This went on all the time, attaining one satisfaction after another, but never really being satisfied.

I’ve come to understand this seduction of being satisfied as the main reason people start using and become addicted to alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, money, tobacco products and an array of other things. If being satisfied wasn’t sought, nothing would be reached for so there would never be an addiction nor an issue; unfortunately the seduction of being satisfied has its way with people. It’s seduction is deeply ingrained in the subconscious and has been in place since our existence began. I know this seduction of being satisfied is what was controlling me for forty nine years and it was directly associated with “I”. Without “I” no one is there to be seduced. Even with this understanding the seduction of being satisfied doesn’t just disappear, but it does subside somewhat. To me the most important thing to understand about this is, the less one is attached to “I” the less one will be seduced and it’s because without “I” there’s no one who needs the next satisfaction…