tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post7309533651787299055..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Buddhists Talking Sexual DesireNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-19334281707671587772011-05-31T05:45:21.793-07:002011-05-31T05:45:21.793-07:00Recently I was considering a post about desire, lu...Recently I was considering a post about desire, lust, and sexual activity. Because of a series of life events in May, I have not had time to write it. But there is no need -- excellent posts by Katherine, Barry, and you. Thanks.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-79117519499094175102011-05-30T07:22:42.749-07:002011-05-30T07:22:42.749-07:00Excellent ongoing discussion, Nathan. This is a c...Excellent ongoing discussion, Nathan. This is a challenging topic for everyone, as it's so very hardwired into our very being.<br /><br />Katherine, the addiction analogy really does make sense, both for physical intimacy and for our conceptualization about relating to others lovingly. How many of us have *not* gone mad for someone, at some point in our lives? Of course we have. And it Ted Meissnerhttp://www.thesecularbuddhist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-46365910198529749952011-05-30T07:15:03.276-07:002011-05-30T07:15:03.276-07:00Hi Katherine,
I didn't detect any defensiven...Hi Katherine, <br /><br />I didn't detect any defensiveness here or in your other comments on your post. <br /><br />"The addiction in my case is not to sex, but to an *idea* of what the love relationship is supposed to be." <br /><br />Yeah, you know, I started writing my relationship blog last month to explore some of my own hang ups around what love relationships have been and Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-23655878478755995802011-05-30T07:03:47.582-07:002011-05-30T07:03:47.582-07:00Hi and thanks again Nathan, for continuing the con...Hi and thanks again Nathan, for continuing the conversation. I'd been contemplating a post on desire for a while, but with good reason probably hesitated. It's a touchy subject. All the concerns you raise are good ones, and I hope I don't come across as defensive either in my reply at the other blog or here. But I did want to explain my personal choice of the addiction recovery Katherinehttp://sharanam.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com