Eugene is asked 3 questions: 1. How to still desire. 2. How to use intelligently, the egotism with which we are burdened. 3. What is the origin of all true religion?
1. Stilling Desire. He says that “desire is not to be stilled but a worthwhile object for it is to be attained.” Desire is a force, an energy, and is essential within us. Desire is always towards or away from a stimulus. If we were to try and sit still and do nothing, we would find it impossible. Energy coming through us from the Absolute, Sentient Power will make us move. “You cannot still desire absolutely down to nothing.” ‘De sire’ means ‘from the father’. He asks the audience to breathe out and see how long they can hold the breath out. They are to will to hold it out and not breathe in. This cannot be done for more than a few seconds. Something is willing the organism to breathe. This is the energy of the Absolute, Sentient Power and is ‘from the Father’, ‘de sire’. “The function of desire is to force us into progressively higher levels of understanding through the hard, experiential cycle of events.” The purpose of desire is to force us into situations in order to have experiences, because these inform us and lead us to a greater understanding of ourselves. “You cannot still desire. What you can do is refine your understanding of its object, if you are lucky…the wanting is part of the movement of the self-educating energy.” Stilling desire is not possible but we can align our desires with God’s desire for us which is for our evolution to reflexive, self-consciousness.
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