So much of the world seems to be run by desire. We see it on the tv everyday: new cars, new clothes, new gadgets.

In magazines we see the ideal mate, the ideal body, the ideal social life. It seems as though a wantingness arises within us automatically and we often fin d ourselves chasing a fantasy. blog energy desire craving calling Understanding the Energy of Desire: Is it a C raving or a Calling?Punctuated between the moments of times when we actually get what we want (or what we thought we wanted), we may ask ourselves Will this reall y make me happy? If we have the courage to look deeper, there may even arise a realization that n othing we get can actually bring us happiness. So, naturally, the next question that comes up is, Or even, What is happiness? The energy of desire It can fuel our deepest dreams or it can create a proverbial carrot on a stick t hat seems to always be just out of reach. In my own life, I ve progressed from being unconsciously driven by my desires to s urrendering them to a deeper purpose (though it s still an ongoing process). Through this process, my understanding of desire has transformed. Where earlier in my life I was enslaved by this energy, now I am empowered by it. I ve come to learn to differentiate the desire born out of our animal (or human) n ature versus desire born out of our spirit (or higher self). In this article I hope to share with you the differences between the two, as wel l as methods to release unwanted desires and instead create the space for inspir ing desires to come into your life. I call the desire that arises out of our animal/human side a Craving. It s a naturally occuring part of our evolution and maturation to move through thi s level of desire. Basically, a craving is a deep, often unconscious, extreme wantingness. It is a powerfully emotional experience in which it seems as though the body its elf has the wantingness. It originates in the solar plexus (a couple inches above the belly button) and i t feels like one is trying to pull that which it desires to itself. This craving is actually born out of our human evolution in which our survival r ested in the ability to get from the outside world get food, get a mate, etc. get What will bring me happiness?

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This paradigm of getting creates the reality that one is inherently insufficient a s one is, that one needs something or someone else to survive. This process actually creates the illusion that survival depends on our ability to acquire . Because of this, a person in this energy field is very fearful and co mpetitive.

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It is a never ending cycle of neediness and fear if one doesn t have, they crave w hat they need , if one does have, then they are afraid they might lose it. One is never at peace; they can never rest. Not only that, this desire and this fear is actually arising out of one s own cons ciousness or energy field (even though it looks like it is happening out there ). So when one acquires what they want, they may receive momentary satisfaction but t hey are not truly fulfilled and will immediately go back to craving something el se. Happiness is always out of reach. We see this type of craving all over. One example is getting caught up in the search for social status. Most young people, especially men, have never been taught how to actually love t hemselves on a daily basis (or even that it s a worthwhile virtue). I know becaus e this is how I was. We often find ourselves falling into the culture s path for us. What does this path entail? What does it say is the way to happiness? My interpretation of it is thisFor a man, it is his job, no his responsibility, to accumulate a lot of money (n ow don t get me wrong money is great in a different context, which I explain in a minute). Not only that, he s gotta be cool, a ladies man. Now to do that, he s got ta be a rough and tough badass. This means he s gotta be able to fight, drink, an d sleep with as many hot women as possible. To do that, being big and buff is a key part, as well as having the right hook-up s and a kickass social life. Also, the guy better not show any of those girly emot ions or show any weakness or imperfections. Oh man, that whole scenarios is a total joke! I was caught up in much of that for years. I would go to the gym and take prote in 5 times a week to get buff . I would spend all my money on booze and partying o n the weekends. I would hook up with 1 or 2 or even 3 girls some nights out so that I could feel like a cool guy . How about emotions? Ha! Forget that pansy stuff. s and straight up logic . I like beer violent videogame

Ultimately, I began to realize the more I acquired , the worse my quality of life b ecame. The more social status I got, the less fulfilling my relationships becam e. The more beer I could pound , the worse my health became. The more time I dedicate d to kickass videogames, the more my life lacked purpose. It seemed like I wanted more and more, yet no matter what I got, my life didn t ch

ange for the better. (Keep in mind though, that none of these activites are bad o r wrong , it s simply how I was using them that was draining me I was using them to f ill a void within). Slowly a new form of energy started to rise up within me ne that I describe as a Calling. A new form of desire, o

This new energy seemed to work in exactly the opposite way as the craving energy that had consumed my life earlier. Instead of trying to pull my desires to me, this energy was pulling me to it! Instead of a driven, frantic wantingness, this new energy was relaxing, peaceful , and fulfilling. Instead of overwhelming emotions coming from my torso, it was a subtle and all e ncompassing shift in awareness, as if I was being enveloped in a borderless ball of silent energy. It didn t seem to originate from the body so much as from the heart, or the soul. The more that I tuned into this energy and listened to it, the more it began to take over my life for the better. When I would drink beer with my buddies, I would feel this pull to let go of alc ohol all together. Thoughts such as What would it be like if I did? seemed to lov ingly challenge me. Questions began to arise such as What could I do with my life if I wasn t always pl aying videogames? or, What would a truly loving relationship look like? I soon found out that the way to use this energy to transform myself was to surr ender to it and let it go to work. I had to, (and still have to), continuously let go of trying to control everythi ng. I had to let go of old habits, old relationships, and old beliefs that limited m e. I had to open myself to doing things I never imagined myself doing, like doing h ealing work one on one with family members in need. (As a computer technician an d web designer, I would have never imagined myself doing this type of work). As this process unfolded (and continues to unfold), my quality of life has jumpe d so tremendously I am still amazed. Throughout my studies, I have come to discover that this process literally chang es one s brain chemistry. That by making the choice to actively love myself, mend my relationships, and ho ld my life to a higher standard of living, that my brain actually creates a very high amount of of biochemicals like endorphin and serotonin, resulting in feeli ngs of peace and joy nearly all the time. With that kind of stuff pumping through you (without the guilt or hangover of dr ugs), it s pretty hard to stay mad at others or get in fights. What I ve discovered is that a calling is basically like having your soul suddenly evolve to a new level of consciousness, then having those changes transfer down

to the personality. In this way, your higher self has already evolved, it s simply a matter a bringing that new state into being. I like to imagine this process like a parent helping a child to walk for the fir st time. As the child stands up, the parent walks backward, while facing the ch ild, urging it to take one more step towards them yet they are still within reac h in case the child falls. Many of the times these callings will ely no sense to the mind. In fact, I p your spiritual backbone because you ther than the voices of your friends, ask you to do something that makes absolut think a big part of it is to help you develo will have to listen to the voice within ra family, and society.

A perfect example of this is in the movie A Field of Dreams in which Kevin Costner s character hears the inner voice, (his soul), calling on him with if you build it , they will come . Of course, it makes no sense, but he follows it and the miracu lous unfolds magically. That is what starts to happen when you surrender to your calling. One question that may arise is, How can we differentiate between the voice of our soul and the voice of the mind? This is a crucial one, since you don t want to be listening to those voices that j udge you, belittle you, or lead you off to activities that waste your energy. The thing with spirit is that it doesn t compete for your attention. It is the so ftest, yet strongest, voice within you. The voice of the mind, and that of instinctual emotions, rise up with a force th at demands you listen to it and all its power is in the short term. The voice c an say one thing today and the complete opposite tomorrow. It is chaotic and frantic, going in all directions and is influenced by others a nd by its environment whereas the voice of spirit is consistent, ever present, a nd infinitely compassionate. The best way to hear spirit is to become clear. How do we do this? I ve done this in many different ways. The easiest way was to start to let go of all unnecessary media sources: tv, music, news papers, blogs. I only consume t he media that I know is good energy. I used to always be reading sites like digg, and staying up to date with the lat est happenings in the paper and on tv but I realized that I actually didn t need a ny of it. I forgot that news is a business and their top priority is not necessarily my we ll-being. As I stepped back, I could begin to see how often each headline was c rafted to engage my emotional survival system. Now, I hardly read any blogs, almost never check the news, and mostly only watch a few tv shows or baseball games. I ve found that all those voices within, the o nes that were driving me all over the place, have begun to quiet down. Now I am driven to a much higher degree by my callings rather than my cravings.

When done in this way, it doesn t matter so much about the activities, because now the attitude toward them is healthier. This means I can work out and develop a healthy body, build wealth, or do any of those other actions that I had given up, and it will be in a way that supports me rather than drains me. The reason is because it will be within a context in which the source of fulfill ment is in the process rather than the end. I can find joy in working out because the working out itself is the end (the hea lthy body and other benefits are just a bonus). When I would be doing something I didn t like for what I would supposedly e end, I was selling out my spirit for an illusion. gain at th

The more we can reclaim our spirit from these journeys down the path of illusion , the more integrated we become. All our power becomes aligned within us; it s a great feeling. So how does one let go of cravings and allow one s calling to arise? Of course, I first recommend things like Emotional Freedom Technique, Tapas Acup ressure Technique, A Course in Miracles, Holosync, Yoga or Gi Gong, and The Work of Byron Katie. Another very simple technique that I am now starting to use is as follows When a craving comes up such as seeing a hot chick and feeling that caveman-like u rge of I want her . Feel into it, let go of any and all resistance of this craving ness. Let the sensations come up, even welcome it and ask for it all to be brou ght up. It will often feel like a pulling sensation in one s gut or solar plexus a needine ss. Let it flow through you without judgement and just observe it. Notice wher e it is happening and what it feels like. This energy is coming out of our animal/human nature and as such it is limited, so eventually it will run out. As you continually do this process of allowing and observing with awareness, you will begin to transcend the desire itself. It will literally unlatch itself fr om your energy field and you will fee freer, lighter, and more alive. As you keep releasing, you create space within you for your true calling to surf ace and began to pull you in the direction of your highest potential which I gua rantee, you will be in for the ride of your life. You will find life a continuous and joyous ride of exciting and unexpected twist s and turns. Sort of like your own amusement park. How have you tapped into your deeper calling?