3D: Daily Dose of Discernment

Friday, May 30, 2025

Not all desires are created equal.
Spiritual desires are more deadly than material desires.
Spiritual desires are for the spiritual ego instead of the material ego.
Spiritual pride is greater, stronger, and harder to surrender than material pride.
It is doubtful that anyone who has overcome material ego to replace it with spiritual ego has ever been saved.
Learn to be free of material and spiritual desires and to serve only God’s desires.

Can freedom from desire fix or save you?
Can the right desires fix or save you?
The only escape from desire is death.
The desire to be free of desires is still a desire.
Every desire is a prison, but having no desires is death.
Those who claim to be free of desires desire you to desire to be like them.
Those who claim to be free of desires desire internal rather than external stimulations.
Higher desires can ennoble, while lower desires can debase.

What is the purpose of your desire?
Why do you desire what you desire?
What is the payoff or reward for your desire?
What is the outcome of your desire for your life?
Who and what does your desire serve, and is that why you desire it?
What is the motivation for your desire, and who or what determined that motivation?
Is there one eternal desire that life should be spent on?

People who do not live by rules live by foolishness.
People who do not live by rules are dangerous to themselves and others on a construction site.
People who do not live by rules quickly fall into evil habits such as lying, cheating, stealing, and laziness.
People who live by too many rules are replaced by rules.
People who live by too many rules spend much of their time thwarting progress and productivity.
People who live by too many rules seek to destroy the lives of others by forcing them to also be under too many rules.
People who live by a few good rules can live healthy and productive lives.
People who live by a few good rules can be a good example for others.
People who live by a few good rules can be trusted and relied upon in dangerous and uncertain times.

It hurts because you identify with it as a semantic-object.
It is upsetting because you identify with it as a semantic-object.
It is annoying because you identify with it as a semantic-object.
It is disturbing because you identify with it as a semantic-object.
It is difficult and seemingly impossible because you identify with it as a semantic-object.
Detach, problem-solve, and cope instead of self-disturbing and stressing others with your whining.

Everybody knows everything and nothing simultaneously because wisdom is often spoken without understanding.
Everybody knows everything and nothing simultaneously because people can give perfect advice while following the worst advice.
Everybody knows everything and nothing simultaneously because wisdom is often spoken without knowing how to implement and test it.
Everybody knows everything and nothing simultaneously because people often speak profound truths without applying them to their lives.
Everybody knows everything and nothing simultaneously because God gives freely, allowing people to say great things. However, all understanding comes from God, which people will rarely acknowledge receiving, so they don’t receive.

You cannot always do great things, but you can always contribute in small ways.
You cannot always do great things, but you can always do small things in a great way.
You cannot always do great things, but you can always encourage others to do their best.
You cannot always do great things, but you can always help others by looking for opportunities in your daily life.
You cannot always do great things, but you can do enough small things that their accumulative effect is great.