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philosophic issue I thought I must address it so I told the youngster I'm going to take it on
when we do this live session so let me touch on it first of all do not think desires are
villainous because we think these eyes are bad you know about them what's the reason what's the
foundation to desires let's attach on it the four aims of Hindu life are very clear that was Dharma
Arthur Karma Moksha these are four aims that say Hinduism the Hindus must subscribe to for
Dharma is making sense of The Human Condition Arthur means making sure you create wealth
otherwise you are a burden on society rather than a health to society simple stitching the
third one is a particular one it says come on it says fulfilling legitimate desires yes
people no we know the very force that is driving the creation in a way manifest in the human frame
as desires whether it's to desire for the other gender or whatever it manifests itself as desire
that's unavoidable so desires are being built so don't say or snuff them out don't bottle them up
you become a psychotic case so what do you do let the desires flow in a very controlled and harness
manner that is all we are teaching desires are unavoidable but the issue remains why desires why
do they arise in the first place why don't we just leave happily ever after without having desires
desires are the driving force that is trying to allow this Spirit to manifest itself is not a met
in a lump of matter but as something spiritual so it is in a way that the the process of this
manifestation to find better expression that it becomes visible as desires don't vilify them at
the same time the youngster says what are good desires what are bad desires now this is the thing
when you really explore desire say what are the desires all about Desires in a way trying to fill
a vacuum within your system that's how they arise there's a vacuum when I see I'm a human being with
my human frame in my thought for process and so on there is a vacuum in it there's no vacuum it's
really seem to be quite full physically as well there is a vacuum there is something missing and
that messiness of this vacuum is the kind of a way where finds expression is desires so how do
you distinguish desires the desires that we get we think is to do with our physical needs surely
it is you know I'm hungry I must eat I must dress up well I must be well clothed I must have shelter
this standard thing so first desires I cannot look after your physical well-being anything
wrong no you to look after your physical frame fair enough but the real desires can you know both
the humanity not the animal kingdom but the human kingdom is the mental desires they are like a tree
you chop it and immediately news you know Sprouts multiple branches but it keeps multiplying is
non-stoppable so when you try and explore Desires in order to Snuff them out but now the Vigilant
regarding how desires arise and what are they for and you say yeah I just said this to design if I
can fulfill that I will be happy Mr lakhani forever and ever when you fulfill those two
desires four more will appear from God knows where he said what something is seriously wrong here I
thought I'll fulfill my desires and be content and that's the end of the story no this is the problem
and that is why Buddha left his kingdom and went into the exile to find out the resolution to why
desires arise what is the cause of desires and desires are the cause of suffering so the very
thing is allowing itself to manifest as the spirit as Desires in every in a way become the cancerous
thing that makes us feel really unhappy about our state of affairs so when you try and fulfill your
mental desires we soon find they are never ending and that maturity is required even say fulfilled
desire yes fulfilled desires but Be watchful by fulfilling this mental desires I must have these
are and these animals this is that role are you satisfied and answer will be no and that maturity
is the only thing you need to kind of develop as you fulfill your desires for example I'll give you
an example silly one I love chocolate cakes I take one I said I love chocolate cake I take a bite so
nice when I take a second bite the niceness is a bit less third bite is hardly there it's flat I'm
just kind of doing mechanical process the fourth one because yeah it's too much I kept feeling
too sugary you don't want it anymore so when you are watchful about your desires including mental
desires I want to fulfill this desire that way when you're watchful it makes you Vigilant and
say that something is still seriously missing which I cannot fill that Gap by fulfilling my
mental desires that is a maturity that is required so desires are good but Be watchful be harness
them and watch them see how they develop and soon you'll find that you are coming to a
no no resolution to Human Condition they keep multiplying and there Begins the real journey
the thing that you're trying to do the vacuum that you are feeling was not in the physical level not
the mental level not the intellectual level being so clever the vacuum you're feeling is that your
lost track of your true nature and that is what desires are trying to in a way fill that blank
hole what is your true nature Mr lakani mode is your true nature this intelligent person waving
his arms and doing oh my physics and all that no your real thing is stirring up is to discover your
true nature there's not the little Tiddly fellow with this little you know faculties or something
Grand and great you are essentially the spirit when you know just believe in it don't listen
to Mr lakhani but actually experience that yes desires drop off see the loveliest idea insta
being a beggar of the world when you have when you desire to become a beggar uh studying uh
quivering to get this and that when you are able to recognize you are the spirit pure and perfect
and pristine desires drop off you become the master of universe rather than the slave to this
universe that is how you should observe desires and progress in your spiritual journey foreign
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