Desire is a burning fire. It will not extinguish until the desire is fulfilled. The Lord has said that desire is an obstructing karma. The only desire worth having is for liberation and for a Gnani Purush; such desires will not cause any obstructions. All other desires will continue to scorch you. They are fire-incarnate. People look for water to put it out but instead what they end up sprinkling over it is petrol (kashaya: anger, pride, attachment, greed). Even before a single desire is fulfilled, another one springs up. They keep coming, one after another, in succession.  The natural law says that whatever desires you have, will certainly be fulfilled, but nothing will be accomplished by thinking about them.

                                                                                 Gnani Purush Dadashri

 

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