Who is in control? You or your Beast?
Conventional wisdom has it that you are powerless over addictive desire (the Beast), but one of the insights of AVRT® is that this is not the case. Your Beast can only generate desire, but
it can't actually do anything, only
you can. If you are in doubt as to how powerless your Beast actually is, try this simple exercise.
Originally Posted by From "The Art of AVRT," Page 83
Do this right now.
Look at your hand and wiggle your index finger. Go ahead, and do that. Easy enough, right? Now, challenge your mighty Beast, over which you are supposed to be powerless, to wiggle the same finger. Can it? You might feel it struggle inside you, trying to gain control, but now you can see for yourself. Can the Beast wiggle your finger? Of course not. You are safe from your bodily desires! You are safe from yourself!
"The Art of AVRT" ©2010 by Jack Trimpey