Welcome to the Diner! Come join us for a slice of mental pie.

For the curious — the quote Lisa couldn’t remember from Way of the Ascetics is this: “He who fasts much is he who loves much.”

This week we are talking about fasting and eros. Take a listen and contemplate the following ideas:

* Think about fasting as purifying eros and feasting as intensifying it.

* Think about our own power of eros, our desiring power and what happens when we get what we want, what we desire.

* Do we often get what we want?

* How does not getting what we want now help us to want the right things?

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