Desires are like a raging fire: no matter how much we feed it, it will continue to rage on, needing an infinite amount of fuel.
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Spiritual Awakening documents the author's personal encounter with the teachings of the Sant Nirankari Mission and the transformative power of receiving divine knowledge. Written with sincerity and warmth, it traces the inner shift that occurs when the formless is recognized within and around us. The book serves as both a personal testimony and an invitation for others to embark on the same journey of awakening.
- Author
- Baba Hardev Singh Ji
- Tradition
- Universal
- Source text
- Spiritual Awakening
- Chapter
- Spiritual Awakening, p.29
- Verse / page
- 29
- Topics
- LustAngerDesireSupreme BeingUniverse
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O son of Kunti, knowledge is veiled by this eternal enemy of the wise — by this insatiable fire in the form of desire.
According to the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2, Verse 62), anger originates from desire.
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
Yes, in the temple garden and in the shadow of the citadel, I have seen even the freest among you wear their freedom like a yoke and a handcuff. And my heart was pained; because you can only be truly free when the desire for freedom itself becomes a burden to you, and when
He can be as great as He desires.