Addiction

We are addicts one and all. Addiction is the nature of the human mind, the nature of dukkha, attachment and suffering. Here on earth, we are all addicted to something.

One is addicted to opioids, another to gourmet coffee. One is addicted to political anger, another to the calm of the forest. One is addicted to the story of their trauma, another to the story of Jesus. The lover is addicted to the beloved.

Some are addicted to the acquisition of jewelry, others to the acquisition of merit. For one, many sexual partners, for another, many gurus.

Who can say this habit is pure, and that impure? It's just that some addictions burn through illusion a bit quicker than others.

I am addicted too. I have sold my life for a single sweetness. The bliss of the Goddess Shakti, who pours her sparkling grace through every breath. I love to share her wine.

Yet all obsessions are in essence the same: the longing of our restless mind for union with the object of love... until we fall in love with love itself.