Lately, I have been feeling as if nothing in life is really worth desiring. As I

Lately, I have been feeling as if nothing in life is really worth desiring. As I

Lately, I have been feeling as if nothing in life is really worth desiring. As I was a little alarmed by these nihilistic thoughts, I tried to avoid them. But, in some mystic traditions, this state of "desirelessness" seems to be actively pursued by practitioners. My question is: can my nihilism perhaps have some value, i.e. what is good about the state of not feeling desire?

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