DESIRES.........continued
One who has no desires within, his needs are met by nature (prakriti) on its own.
That which does not stay with us always, nor do we stay with it forever, to desire its acquisition or draw pleasure from it, is foolish and degrading.
By desiring happiness, happiness is not granted. This is a rule.
You may become a saint or you may be a householder, but as long as desires (to acquire something) remain within you, till then there will not be peace.
If you want peace then give up "this should happen and this should not happen" and accept "whatever God wills, that alone should take place."
All acts done with desire are unreal, their fruit is perishable.
Seeking (desiring) anything is slavery, and not desiring it, is liberation.
We are not unfortunate for not getting things. But our misfortune is that being a part of God, we desire perishable things.
Only by desiring pleasures, dualism arises. On not desiring pleasures, there is no dualism.
As long as we accept the body as our own, till then desires cannot be wiped out.
Reflect on, that we remain the same, with or without fulfillment of our desires; then what did we gain by realization of our wish and what loss we suffered from its non-fulfillment? What difference did it make to us?
From book "Drops of Nectar" in English and "Amrut Bindu" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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That which does not stay with us always, nor do we stay with it forever, to desire its acquisition or draw pleasure from it, is foolish and degrading.
By desiring happiness, happiness is not granted. This is a rule.
You may become a saint or you may be a householder, but as long as desires (to acquire something) remain within you, till then there will not be peace.
If you want peace then give up "this should happen and this should not happen" and accept "whatever God wills, that alone should take place."
All acts done with desire are unreal, their fruit is perishable.
Seeking (desiring) anything is slavery, and not desiring it, is liberation.
We are not unfortunate for not getting things. But our misfortune is that being a part of God, we desire perishable things.
Only by desiring pleasures, dualism arises. On not desiring pleasures, there is no dualism.
As long as we accept the body as our own, till then desires cannot be wiped out.
Reflect on, that we remain the same, with or without fulfillment of our desires; then what did we gain by realization of our wish and what loss we suffered from its non-fulfillment? What difference did it make to us?
From book "Drops of Nectar" in English and "Amrut Bindu" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 9th March, 2012 "KAAMANA"
http://www.satcharcha.