Then we realize that we are continuing to practice because we must. The source of this must is beyond our consciousness, in the unseen realm that gives faith. This brings us confidence that we shall not stop, shall never give up, and that eventually the door to love and the higher worlds will open to us. Sometimes our movement is passionate. Commitment and desperation are two wings of the same force, the flame of longing for the Real.
Desperation is fiery, urgent, and can carry one to new peaks, but is typically short-lived.
Desperation is a combination of intense longing, dissatisfaction with separation, and fear of failure in the quest. Commitment is warm and sustains us through the inevitable droughts. The underlying longing behind both commitment and desperation moves us on our path, brings results, brings tastes of a new world, and brings confidence in ourselves, in the path, and in the Higher. Copyright 2001 Joseph Naft. All rights reserved.