In Eros, our relationship to practice is in itself a practice. We aim for the sweet spot of practicing “for the love of it,” balancing discipline with desire—neither rigidly enforcing order nor settling for a lax approach, but finding a dynamic harmony.
We are not practicing to become good or even better people, to find peace or feel better; we are not practicing to acquire new skills or take on the identity of “practitioner”.
We are not even practicing to feel more or increase sensitivity or connection or any of the various outcomes that often present as the result of practice.
We practice in order to liberate the active sentient, intelligent and life-seeking aspect of Eros known as Desire. True desire, when activated and followed, becomes an agent for what we most yearn for; a living breathing relationship with the mystery.
Deep within each of us lies a yearning, that yearning is the mystery seeking for itself.
When through care in practice, we offer ourselves—offering our attention, our time, our frustrations, our vulnerability, our inexperience—our hearts we are met with access.