Lure of Desire

The most important thing to understand about the lure of desire is the less one is attached to “I” the less one will be lured in because without “I” there’s no one desiring…

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

I’ve come to understand the lure of desire is the main reason people reach for things. If your desires didn’t need fulfillment, nothing would be reached for so there would never be a need for anything; hence there wouldn’t be any issue. Unfortunately the lure of desire has its way with people as it’s deeply ingrained in the subconscious and has been in place before your existence began. I know being lured by desire is what was controlling me for forty nine years and it was directly associated with “I”. Without “I” no one is there to be lured. Even with this understanding, being lured by desire 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 lured by desire because without “I” there’s no one who needs to fulfill the next desire…