I don't know about desire but there are motivational forces which precede Will. They may be your instincts , your morality , and your attachments. ' Will ' is just the vehicle and the motivational forces are the drivers. The driver who is the strongest at the moment takes over the command of the vehicle , and it is the beauty of God's creation that to an individual he himself is the sole driver. Maybe the motivational forces are the traffic signals which the ' individual will ' follows.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > Just being a spectator here, I know: may we get some anecdotal examples out? > > My thoughts on this are in agreement with rigsy and RP. Learning about the > Will is facilitated and refined through understanding my desires. Perhaps > Will is the very strong association built up as we explore the terrain of > the world in relation to our nature. But watching my 3yr old reminds me that > there are elements of Will that precede desire, perhaps Will precedes Desire > but since it is blind/deaf/dumb Desire is the creative element. (?) > > On 6/17/2011 6:20 AM, RP Singh wrote: >> >> Well Rigsy , I think that reason and understanding may also be called >> psychological desire , to fit in with your definition , as it carries >> along the will on many occasions. >> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:57 AM, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I agree with your division of desire and within those are the degrees >>> I think I mentioned. There are different kinds of Will, as well. But I >>> shall stick to my guns: Desire preceeds Will and defines the type of >>> action to be taken otherwise Will would be wandering around in >>> circles. >>> >>> On Jun 16, 1:36 am, RP Singh<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Desires are of various kinds : physical , psychological and spiritual. >>>> Will is the agent which leads you to the fulfillment of any or , maybe >>>> , all three. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Contemplative<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hope you don't mind my jumping in.... >>>>> To my way of thinking, desire is passive, where-as will is active. >>>>> Desiring something does not change anything external to the one with >>>>> the >>>>> desire. >>>>> Will, on the other hand, indicates a change in behavior that leads to >>>>> action, whether consciously or sub-consciously. >>>>> ...just a thought...- Hide quoted text - >>>> >>>> - Show quoted text - > >
