Working with desire is simple but not easy. It requires a diligent and consistent focus and the development of a consistent, inquiring ambient attention. What this looks like is having a sense of our true north. Our true north is a place where even for a second, we have felt free from the narrative mind, the confines of time, the pressure of the body. Here, we sense effortlessness, depth, beauty, and being moved in the moment. We sense whether whatever is entering our consciousness will bring us closer to that sense of freedom or farther from it. This is not to be confused with the escape-seeking mind that is looking for mere relief. Here, we are setting our compass to and through the liberation mind.
-The Eros Sutras, Volume 1: Principles