Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn, out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa "Ramakrishna Paramahamsa"
Quotations
Desire
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa "Ramakrishna Paramahamsa"
If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa "Ramakrishna Paramahamsa"
If your kingdom exists for the doctrine and not for fame or desire, then it will be extremely fruitful. If not, its fruit will be misfortune.
-Scriptures "Nagarjuna, Precious Garland 327"
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore, one should learn contentment.
-Chanakya "Chanakya"
The root cause of all the sorrows of life is desire. Desire arises by looking at
things around you. Meaning, the one who keeps his eyes fixed only on himself,
will never be unhappy.
-Deep Trivedi
For which of you desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
-Bible "Luke 14.28-31"
A successful life is the one which has no desires left in the mind at the time of
death.
-Deep Trivedi
"Desire" has a very unique quality. You will never get anything that you desire.
If you do not believe, then peep into your life, you will realize that you never got
what you desired and what you got, you had never desired.
-Deep Trivedi
The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.
-Rabindranath Tagore "Rabindranath Tagore"
Of all longings and desires, there is none stronger than sex. Sex as a desire has no equal. Rely on the Oneness. No one under heaven is able to become a follower of the Way if he accepts dualism.
-Scriptures "Buddhism, Sutra of Forty-two"
