When you are joyful, how can you have desires? And how can you be joyful right now when you have desires? Desire appears to lead you to happiness. In fact, it cannot. And that is why it is maya.
Devotion is like a diamond; don’t trade it for any material desires. A diamond should never be traded for a cup of mud.
3 things obscure our being: 1. The ego 2. Desires 3. The intellect So freeze these things for a little while and then see how meditation happens. Even just this intention, “I want to freeze these three things”, immediately makes a difference.
The most fortunate are those who have no desires because there is fulfillment before a desire can arise.
Marriage means sacrifice. Sacrificing your desires for the good of the other and for the sake of the whole family.
Our energy is getting dissipated in the form of fears and desires. And it is the desire that makes you weak.
When one who becomes free from desires, cravings and aversions, that (state) is called Enlightenment.
Sometimes you need to sacrifice your desires for others but those acts of sacrifice will definitely pay you back.
What is the significance of the Guru Disciple Tradition? It is for the Disciple to realize that desires are endless.