The Power of Divine Eros - The Illuminating Force of Love in Everyday Life (Paperback)

What do desire and passion have to do with the spiritual life? They are an essential component of it, according to A.H. Almaas and Karen Johnson. Most spiritual teachings take the position that desire, wanting, and passion are opposed to the spiritual path. The concern is that engaging in desire will take you more into the world, into the mundane, into the physical, and into egoic life. And for most people, that is exactly what happens. We naturally tend to experience wanting in a self-centred way. This book explores how to be passionate and to feel a strong wanting without that desire being in conflict with selfless love.