The what-ifs and the should-haves will eat your brain.
-John O’ Callaghan
Tag: Desire
The individual ‘I’ exists for as long as there is desire for pleasure.
– Maharamayana
kāmamaya evāyaṃ puruṣa iti You are what your…
kāmamaya evāyaṃ puruṣa iti
You are what your deep, driving desire is
sa yathākāmo bhavati tatkratur bhavati
As your desire is, so is your will
yatkratur bhavati tat karma kurute
As your will is, so is your deed
yat karma kurute tad abhisaṃpadyate
As your deed is, so is your destiny
-Brihadaranyakopanisad 4.4.5
Just as courage is not absence of fear…
Just as courage is not absence of fear but rather the willingness to do what you want even though you’re afraid, morality is not the absence of desire to do wrong but rather the choice to do right despite your desire.
-Franklin Veaux, From Quora
Desire is merely the fixation of the mind…
Desire is merely the fixation of the mind on an idea. Get it out of its groove by denying it attention.
-Nisargadatta Maharaj