November 8, 2005
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KiLL DESiRE
BEFORE iT KiLLS YOU!!
Killing desire. But is that different from killing dreams? What's the
difference between dreams and desires? Well what I meant was killing unnecessary
desires. The desires that make you not enjoy what you already have,
that always leave you wanting more, that make you take what you do have
for granted, and that make you sulk mope and throw pity parties.
Desires make you stand still and not move forward. Dreams, on the
other hand, make you move. There's no standing still. It is the goal
set in front of you motivating you to keep moving forward until you
reach it. Dreams are still a form of desire, except with dreams you
have hope and faith of acquiring that which you desire. With dreams,
you can see the steps you need to take to eventually get to your
destination. Having dreams is like seeing the bigger picture. It's like
being in a car going to wherever it is you really want to go. As long
as you know you'll be relaxing on the beach having fun with friends
sipping pina colatas, you'll stifle your desire for air conditioning in
the car or your desire for more leg room because you know your
destination will be worth it.
"To end suffering is to end desire" -Buddha
"And happiness . . . what is it after all? Desires are a torment,
aren't they? And it's clear that happiness is when there are no longer
any desires, not even one . . ." -pg 177, We
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I don't think we have to focus on killing our desires. If we are like trees, and our harmful desires are like the dried leaves of winter clinging on to our branches, then as the life of Christ flows through us we will grow new desires in springtime, and these new buds will gradually push off the vestiges of our old selves.
Some verse that have been helpful to me...
"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." (James 4.1-3)
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5.17)
"So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." (Galatians 5.16-26)
some suffering and desire can be productive. suffering or not, it comes down to your choice/decision. don't misinterpret buddha on that quote. it's a common mistake.
desires is what makes us distinct
some are cursed to never being satisfied... nice bgm
hehe. at first when i was reading it ..i thought it was KILLing desire - the desire to kill. scary....maybe i'm a little crazy. cool picture. 2 water valves in love?
very true... Buddha is badass....
but you know how it goes.... easier said than done.
Joy and I were discussing this earlier. Give up expectations.
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