The idea of action “arising directly out of not-knowing” posits intuition as the source of life in the flow of life and being–being what needs to be here, now, without intention, agenda, will, desire, attachment to outcome and no interest in profit or gain. Just doing what is called for here, now because it is called for in each situation as it arises, no matter what, all our life long. This is all there is to it. Just relax into it, seeing, hearing, knowing flowing into doing and being and dancing with the circumstances of our existence day by day forever. This is not difficult. It is just not done. Why is it just not done? Starting with us. Right here, Right now?
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I hope I am not cluttering up your comments with nonsense, but recently I enjoy challenging Google/AI to answer questions I pose. In light of your post above, I tried this experiment and resonated with the personal meaning I discovered in its answer.
“what is the joy of despair, the longing for love?”
“The joy of despair” and “the longing for love” represent a profound paradox in the human experience, where deep emotional pain is intertwined with the passionate desire for connection and fulfillment. It is a state where the heartache of emptiness actually intensifies the yearning for love, often bringing a form of intense, bittersweet beauty or “melancholic joy”.
The Joy of Despair (Melancholic Joy)
A “Sweet Wound”:
Despair is not always passive; it can be an active “longing” that feels like a sacred wound, where one craves to feel, even if it burns.
Resistance to Numbness:
It is a refusal to be complacent or emotionless, choosing to engage with pain rather than numbing oneself, which makes the eventual experience of love or joy feel more profound.
A Fertile Space:
This type of despair, often described as a “fertile despair,” is a “smelting furnace” that breaks down superficiality and forces a person to confront their authentic desires and vulnerabilities.
The Hope of the Future:
In this context, despair is not “giving up” but rather the “flip side of longing”—the painful awareness of not yet having what you deeply desire.
The Longing for Love
A Natural Drive for Wholeness:
Longing for love is an innate, evolutionary, and spiritual drive to feel whole or connected to something greater than oneself, such as in romance, connection, or a divine force.
Wisdom, Not Weakness:
Longing for love is described as “wisdom” because it signifies a person’s capacity to care deeply and their refusal to settle for a cold, disconnected existence.
The Pain of Separation:
Longing arises from a feeling of disconnection from something the heart knows is possible, resulting in a persistent hunger that can last until a genuine connection is found.
It Motivates Search:
The “ache” of longing acts as a “rocket fuel” that burns through fear and complacency, compelling an individual to take risks to find meaningful, lasting connection.
The Interconnection
A Pair:
Longing is the “ache” of the heart, while the joy is the “resistance” against the sadness of that ache.
A Necessary Process:
Sometimes, before love can be fully received, one must grieve the loss of it or the fantasy of it, finding a “joyful despair” in being fully, honestly human.
Essentially, this concept argues that true joy isn’t the absence of despair, but the ability to maintain hope and longing for connection within it.
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I’m focused on aligning myself (Our, all of us, aligning ourselves) with “that which is called for here, now, in each situation as it arises.” What does the moment call for from us and how might we respond to it? I see that as our (everyone’s) prime/primary “existential problem/calling/reason for being.” And what interferes with our ability to recognize that and do what the situation here, now, is asking us to do is our innate preference for wanting something else, something more important so other personal drives interfere with our awareness of the present moment and it’s requirements of us, its need of us. So we are caught between the needs of the situation as a whole and our own personal preferences and desires, coming into a head-to-head conflict in each here, now that we encounter. With the question being, “What do we do?” “Whose interest do we serve?” In each moment of each situation as it arises. I recognize this as “the human dilemma” throughout time.
And, speaking of time, I am about to go to bed, though I will look forward to engaging your response to what I have said so far in the morning. Good night to you and hopes for a peaceful rest throughout it!
—Jim
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