What Your Sexual Desire Says About Your Soul (the harsh truth) | Allan Watts

Sexual desire is not separate from the soul — it is the soul, reaching out to feel its own depth. In this reflection inspired by Allan Watts, we explore the truth behind human longing: how what we call “lust” is often the universe’s hidden yearning to know itself. Beneath the layers of guilt, shame, and control lies a pure movement of energy — the pulse of life itself. Your desire doesn’t make you less spiritual; it reveals how deeply you are connected to existence. When you stop dividing body from spirit, or pleasure from presence, desire becomes awareness, and passion becomes prayer. This is the harsh truth: what you seek through another is already what you are.