Comments on: Pleasure Principle: Desire With A Purpose http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/pleasure-principal-desire-with-a-purpose Living Holistically means incorporating all aspects of yourself – your mind, body, spirit, community and environment. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:45:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matty http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/pleasure-principal-desire-with-a-purpose/comment-page-1#comment-107 Matty Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:04:49 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=224#comment-107 ACCUMULATION + CONSUMPTION vs. CREATION + CONTRIBUTION after 10 years in the rat race chasing that elusive 'thing' everyone is after - only to lose it all with the turn of the markets - that's an easy choice for me. nicely written. ACCUMULATION + CONSUMPTION

vs.

CREATION + CONTRIBUTION

after 10 years in the rat race chasing that elusive ‘thing’ everyone is after – only to lose it all with the turn of the markets – that’s an easy choice for me.

nicely written.

]]> By: Ras Liberty http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/pleasure-principal-desire-with-a-purpose/comment-page-1#comment-87 Ras Liberty Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:52:11 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=224#comment-87 I believe pleasure comes from knowing who you are and realizing that the "I" enjoys wanting. When you want something, the ego and personality add to the desire object illusions in the form of imagination. This effectively raise the pleasure level. When the dream is fulfilled, the ego's pleasure is gone and you start desiring something else. Remember the ego loves pleasure. True happiness comes from being free from want or desire. I believe pleasure comes from knowing who you are and realizing that the “I” enjoys wanting. When you want something, the ego and personality add to the desire object illusions in the form of imagination. This effectively raise the pleasure level. When the dream is fulfilled, the ego’s pleasure is gone and you start desiring something else. Remember the ego loves pleasure. True happiness comes from being free from want or desire.

]]> By: Kendra Mellinger http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/pleasure-principal-desire-with-a-purpose/comment-page-1#comment-36 Kendra Mellinger Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:26:38 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=224#comment-36 Shelley, Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed the article. Your comment made me think about the flow of the pleasure process. It's a flow of getting the internal sense of pleasure to an external reality, or expression. We create from the inside. The internal inspires external expressions of pleasure. Of course the opposite flow, external to internal, is what helps us to learn what we like in the first place, what brings us pleasure. I would also mention that, just because a bottle of perfume is a "pre-packaged, consumable commodity" doesn't mean it can't bring me deep, satisfying and meaningful pleasure. It's a matter of knowing the difference between being sold the impression of pleasure, and truly feeling it within. It sounds like you and I are both proponents of the latter. Kendra Mellinger Shelley,

Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed the article. Your comment made me think about the flow of the pleasure process. It’s a flow of getting the internal sense of pleasure to an external reality, or expression. We create from the inside. The internal inspires external expressions of pleasure.

Of course the opposite flow, external to internal, is what helps us to learn what we like in the first place, what brings us pleasure.

I would also mention that, just because a bottle of perfume is a “pre-packaged, consumable commodity” doesn’t mean it can’t bring me deep, satisfying and meaningful pleasure. It’s a matter of knowing the difference between being sold the impression of pleasure, and truly feeling it within. It sounds like you and I are both proponents of the latter.

Kendra Mellinger

]]> By: Shelley Seale http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/pleasure-principal-desire-with-a-purpose/comment-page-1#comment-33 Shelley Seale Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:10:47 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=224#comment-33 Thanks Kendra! Christine Garvin pointed out this article to me on facebook - it's really true that our INTERNAL desires and pleasure are what will bring us ultimate and lasting happiness. If we rely on what is external, we will never be truly happy. Just my perspective. Loved reading this article, thank you for it! Thanks Kendra! Christine Garvin pointed out this article to me on facebook – it’s really true that our INTERNAL desires and pleasure are what will bring us ultimate and lasting happiness. If we rely on what is external, we will never be truly happy. Just my perspective. Loved reading this article, thank you for it!

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