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The Contemplation of Desire, Part I

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Aug 31, 2021
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Yesterday, I wrote a note to myself which said, 

“the essential problem with desire is that we are who we want to be.” 

It reminds me of another thought I had several days earlier where I asked myself the question whether my psyche and awareness was simply nothing more than a projection screen for my desires.

The word desire is derived from an archaic verb…

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