How Does Temptation Work? – Not Always the Way we Think it does! – (1536)

We are Tempted to Pursue

It works basically from within ourselves. Meaning that it is mostly us that is tempted to pursue what we are tempted with. Meaning we are tempted to go for what tempts us.

Not a bad representation of our inner psychological country with all those egos there running amok.

Wrong Idea

We think that it is something that bears down upon us and forces us to take up the tempting offer. This is most often not the case. There is a very good reason for this.

Why the Wrong Idea?

The reason for this is that when we are forced other egos in us answer such as fear, pride and anger and the temptation is over, because the ego that was feeling tempted is displaced. The best temptation is when the there is no help from any other factor in us (i.e. no other ego, circumstances, physical obstacles etc.) to interfere with the ego feeling tempted or actually being tempted. The only other factor is our essence or our consciousness that can help us, and that is the factor that should be there, because that factor, our essence, is what is really being strengthen or tempered.

For example, when we are alone, is when we really face temptation at its most potent.

End (1536).