Comments on: Divine Love as Wine

By: Freya

Freya — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:20:39 +0000

Yikes, I hope 33 isn’t as old as Raz just made it sound, or I may be getting very depressed next year. Nice blog, Greg. I shall be back for more.

By: raz

raz — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:33:59 +0000

It’s certainly a struggle to settle this mind.

Thank you greg. Thank you for the blog, thank you for your insights. I will keep rereading every entry and try draw from your words and apply them in my journey.

There are days I move forward, there are days I regress. It may take a lifetime to really understand. I will strive to one day say: Better late then never.

I will utilize your blog as a torch light and will refer back to you whenever I’m prompted to do so.

Thank you for sharing.

By: Greg Butler

Greg Butler — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:58:54 +0000

Raz, thanks for your sharing and your questions. There are two basic types of desires — those that further the release of the spirit, and those that bind the spirit. The former are born of the heart, the latter are born of an unsettled mind.

Desires born of the heart are directly connected to our purpose in life. They are necessary for our progress on the path. We get in touch with these when we connect to our Source of Being, when we can quiet our mind and draw upon intuition and inspiration.

The desires that we need to be careful of are those that separate us from our heart, that nourish the separative ego, that make us blind to the inner life.

Yes Raz, if it is love that prompts you to grow a business and create a family, then tend to those desires with love and your love will grow. Just remember to allow your movement towards any goals to be propelled by love.

When love is the driving force behind your actions then the results are not as critical, for you have deepened your experience of love. When we love for the sake of love, then our glass gets filled with the wine Hafiz wrote about. And in that drunken state, whether we fulfill our desire or not matters not.

It’s sort of like entering a dance competition. You and your beloved dance all night in an attempt to win the prize. But in the process you discover that your heart is so happy to have had a night of dancing together, that nothing else matters. Yuur heart has expressed itself completely.

So let your desires be opportunities for expression of your heart and all will be well.

By: raz

raz — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:47:16 +0000

I have desires. The desire that is on top of my list is for my 2 yr. old struggling business to prosper. I desire a healthy, meaningful relationship with a woman instead of playing around at every opportunity. On top of it all I desire my glass filled with the wine Hafiz used to write about. Can I empty my heart with the above desires and still achieve them? Can I let go of my ego and still achieve great business prosperity? Can Divine Love coexist with material prosperity? If it can’t how can I be counted on to create a family (As I hope for)? I’m no spring chicken at 33.

By: Gregory Allen Butler

Gregory Allen Butler — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:51:57 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Phil. Thanks also for the Yogananda quote. I had not seen that before. So the question is, how can we increase our capacity. I think it boils down to getting rid of desires.

Thanks

By: Phil Bolsta

Phil Bolsta — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:50:32 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree that, ultimately, a spiritual seeker’s sole desire is to have no other desire than oneness with God. Here’s a great quote about that:

The secret waits for those who have no desire.
The Tao Te Ching

Also, the Divine Beloved can only pour as much wine into your glass as your cup will hold. Be patient. It takes time to absorb new ideas, to integrate them into your perspective and consciousness, and most importantly, to reflect them in your relationships with God and with others.

As Paramahansa Yogananda wrote:

The ocean may be willing to pour itself into a cup, but the cup can only hold its own capacity.

Love the blog! Keep up the great work!

Phil Bolsta
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• Author of “Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything” (www.sSxtySecondsBook.com)