Cravings

Out of context , 'If you cannot handle the cravings, you will use"

is a broader statement when applied to things like cravings for

beauty, affection, fresh air, spirituality, peace, love, education.

 

 

If we can give up all desire, what do we become? can we keep our

heart open? I have known very spiritual nuns and monks who are

addicted to, "being the one who knows"....sort of like teenagers. 

 

I like the idea of upgrading our cravings to preferences as a first

step in freeing ourselves from instant gratification.

 

I also like the idea of watching the cravings flit by in our mind

without having to act on them. Oh, here a craving, there a craving,

but not a doing....getting that separation between thought and

action.

 

But when fear takes over, and our thoughts tell us that using or

doing is the only way out of fear, what a mess.