what we want most

What do we want or need more than anything else? Could it be: a better job, a more harmonious relationship, more energy, less trouble, fame, more money, better friends, or some profound truth?

With a little reflection this question is an easy one to answer; we most want to be loved and to be loving. If we know Love in these ways then everything becomes just peachy.

To know Love is the goal of our practice.

Here's a poem that captures it well:

Oh Beloved,


take away what I want.


Take away what I do.


Take away what I need.


Take away everything 
that takes me from you.

Rumi