Definition: Desire

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Revision: 15 Jul 2025

Desire

Longing/yearning.
Egoic desire is destructive.
Unconscious desire leads to suffering.
Unconscious desire is imprisoning.
Unconscious desire is the seeking of enjoyment that depends on a belief in separation.
Conscious desire is liberating.
Fully conscious desire is the desire of Divinity/God/Source directing the processes of creation.
Whether conscious or unconscious, it is always Divinity/God/Source that desires.
The desire for experience can be imprisoning or liberating.
The desire for knowledge can be imprisoning or liberating.
The desire for awakening is powerfully liberating.
The desire to awaken from suffering is powerfully liberating.
The desire to know what is real and true is powerfully liberating.
A highly liberating desire is the desire for union with Divinity/God/Source.
The most liberating desire is to know THAT which YOU are directly.
The first desire is the desire of Divinity/God/Source to know Divinity/God/Source through experience. The second desire is the desire of Divinity/God/Source to create creation as a means of having such experiences.
Eventually, all desires, including the desire for awakening are transcended.
Desire is totally transcended when experience is transcended, creation is transcended, and the wish to know through experience is transcended.

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