The book Feelings writes at length about the Desire Trap, ((Quoting from the Feelings book by Margoczi:
Although the desire trap may look harmless at the first sight, this is the trap the most people suffer from around the world. Another reason for discussing the desire trap first is because it often connects to other traps to form trap systems with them. In order to understand the essence of traps, let us take an example. Let me invite my dear reader for a pint of beer in the local pub (or the more sensitive ones for a tea in a tea shop). We are sitting there peacefully with our beer at the counter when the rhetorical question arises: Do I desire a beer? The answer is: No way. The man who has been wandering around the desert for two days: yes, he desires a beer. He"ll almost die to get a beer, that is how strong his desire is! As a matter of fact, you can also desire a beer when you are sitting at the counter but you cannot fall into a desire trap. You only need to stretch out your arm and the beer is yours. Due to its function, desire can only exist for a few seconds until we get the object of desire. The two criteria of a desire trap though are: the desire itself and the fact that you cannot get the object of your desire.
)) but ultimately offers no escape route.
So I have been observing, and experimenting. Also attempting to widen the definition.
Desire for what...
The essence of the desire trap is two-fold
1. what you desire is not possible for you, or not right now. So you fantasize about it, and it gives you momentary relief... and thus it creates the trap. You keep desiring and you keep fantasizing about getting it.
2. what you desire is not up to you, or desiring it is a "rule" you made up for survival. Because it is not up to you, you can"t attain your desire.
The physical manifestation of desire is greed, and it shows up in the throat.
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