April 2009 Archives

Why it seems so hard

Written: 2009/04/12 03:44 AM Location: AcademyLand Apts, #5, True Blue, Grenada, West Indies I've been thinking about why pursuing a spiritual life can be so difficult, and I think I can boil it down now to one, core issue: > Our needs are complex, but our desires are basic. That is: although our essential needs are very simple -- such as nearness to God -- by this selfsame token they are complex. Meanwhile, our desires are exceedingly basic, requiring constant training and attention to raise them to a higher standard.