Desire is the basic feeling that a human has. A human always wants to fulfil his desire. And yes, desires are meant to be fulfilled, but we haven’t ever thought about what desires should one have, rather which desires should be fulfilled.

Spirituality says that desires are the root cause of sorrow. And desires lead to greed and selfishness. But on one hand spirituality doesn’t start without desire. Confused? Dont worry, its not difficult…

Any spiritual activity or religious rites and rituals that we perform, should have our desire to perform it. Any good deeds done should have desire to perform it. It is a driving force that helps you to perform that task with full of energy and happiness and you get the best results out of it. Without the desire to perform good deeds or practice any ritual, you merely waste your energy and time and end up doing nothing. So Desire is the driving force to spirituality.

Now desires are also the cause of sorrow. Yes, desires and expectations are the cause to sorrow and gives rise to greed, lust and selfishness. If a person gets a mango, he will desire for a box of mangoes, if he gets it, then he desires for a tree of mango. If he gets it, he might desire for a garden full of mango trees. This is endless. And this brings in qualities of greed and selfishness in the person. So the question arises should we desire for something? How do we stop our unwanted desires?

Firstly a person should very well understand what does he want? What are the things of his comfort and luxury? Does he need to have all the luxuries of life? He should understand that i should stay in limits.. Because limitless desires will end up in sorrow.. Secondly.. Never do something thinking about your own.. Always think twice, on fulfiling my wants.. How will it affect me? Is it good or bad for me? Will it harm or benefit my family and people living around me? How will it be useful for me?..

Another thing that reminds me is.. Desires can always be made negligible if you live your life for others.. And when you live your life for others, you dont need anything for yourself.. So learn to live a selfless life.. An author had mentioned in his book

Neither you can cry on your shoulders nor can you hug yourself… life is about living for others

So dont get it wrong that desires are not to be made.. But always choose on what you want to desire in the right way.. And see, your life will bloom like a flower with full of happiness..

I wish that all the souls in this universe get free from all desires and bondages and reside in eternal peace and happiness.. And for that all should desire only one thing, The Supreme Lord and his Teachings..

May Lord Bless all the ones reading this and may all think over your desires and achieve happiness..

Jai Jinendra Jai Prabhu