We can notice the difference between desire and clinging. Desire is the wanting, the thirst for something. Clinging is the holding on to, grasping at either the object of desire or sometimes even the desire itself. I find I’m often less entranced by the actual object and more attached to the energy of wanting. I may be holding on to the thought of wanting something out of fear of not getting. At these times, it feels as if the object is secondary and that what is really happening is I’m trying to avoid a feeling of deprivation.
