DESIRE

Krishnamurthy Yayavaram posted a response on Thought of the daySadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

"Desire is the root cause of all our troubles & sufferings!! But at the same time it is the basis of human existence!! Without desire there is no progress in life!! The question is as to what we should desire! As mortals we desire power, pelf, position, wealth,health & renown!!These are needed for all in material existence!! These are all ephemeral & are likely to vanish sooner or later!! When man's life itself is so short why talk of these things??Desires should not be limited to these trivial & small things!! Our desires must be ideal & aim at very great & grand things! Man is finite whereas God is infinite!! It should be his endeavor & wish to reach God ultimately!! in other words, he should wish to become god himself!! Desire should not be limited for limited things in this world!The motto should be to aim very high in whatever you attempt to do! if you aim at cent percent you may get 80%!! But if you want just a pass you may fail!! Swami Vivekananda said that if he were to be a burglar he would break in to the house of a Millionaire rather than a Beggar as he may not find much in the beggar's house!Every thing about MAN is limited & hence he goes after limited things!!We pray to God for material benefits! we seldom pray for liberation from the terrible cycle of samsara--that of Birth & Death!! When the Creator Brahma came to Kumbhakarna & asked what he wanted as a boon, poor kumbhakarna wanted SLEEP as the boon!!That is human nature! We ask for silly things & miss the great things though God is willing to give whatever we want!! Our ultimate Nature is DIVINITY! The desire for self realization should be in every individual! We must realize that " I" the Atma is different from the physical BODY!!"