The Saint Who Turned Desire into Devotion
The Saint Who Turned Desire into Devotion Andal did not suppress desire . She redirected it . Spiritual traditions often warn against desire, as if longing itself were the obstacle. But Andal understood something subtler: desire is raw energy. Left unconscious, it scatters into cravings. Refined consciously, it becomes devotion . The question is not whether we desire. The question is what we allow desire to serve . Desire as Movement, Not Mistake Desire is the soul’s movement toward expansion. It seeks connection, recognition, meaning, experience. When unexamined, it attaches itself to possessions, status, relationships, or control. But beneath every desire lies something deeper: the longing to feel whole. Andal did not treat desire as a weakness to be conquered. She treated it as a current to be guided . Instead of letting desire fragment her attention, she gathered it. Instead of denying its intensity, she clarified its direction. Desire became devotion when it st...
