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Articles: My Thoughts | kOrikalE guRRAlaitE....
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The process of desire is confusingly complex and most of us are caught in it. When we suppress a desire, our heart becomes dull. So we need to understand (and not suppress) desire. How does our mind get filled with desires? What are the stages in which desire takes root in us? First, we see an object (ice cream, a car etc.,). Secondly,we derive pleasure. This sensation could be in seeing itself or in something more (like tasting the ice cream or enjoying a ride in the car). Thirdly, the 'thought' comes along saying, 'this pleasure must continue'. Fourthly, a succession of thoughts creates and sustains the center of desiring - 'I' want; 'I' do not want.
These four stages cause desire to take root in us. These stages repeat a thousand times in daily life, when we are not attentive to what is happening in its entirety. If the mind can be aware of the whole field of desire - without choosing or condemning - then it (the mind) becomes quiet. In this awareness, desires come up, but have no impact. The mind reacts, otherwise it would not be alive, but the reaction is superficial. In such understanding born of attention, desires do not take root in the mind. They do not cause problems.
Based on the book, 'What Are You Doing With Your Life?' by Jiddu Krishnamurti)
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