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Lust

Lust refers to intense desire, often associated with physical or sensual attraction. Many spiritual traditions converge on the idea that lust can be a hindrance to spiritual growth. However, they diverge in their perspectives on how to manage or transcend lust, offering unique approaches to balancing human desire with spiritual aspirations.

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Because you desired wisdom above all else, and did not ask for victory over your enemies, or riches, or long life, I will give you not only the wisdom you asked for to rule my people righteously, but also the things you did not ask for: riches, wealth, and glory, so that there will be no king like you before or after you.
St. John of the Cross
ChristianScriptureKnowledgeLonging
Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 348
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
St. John of the Cross
ChristianScriptureAttainmentContentment
Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 348
According to the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2, Verse 62), anger originates from desire.
Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji
UniversalScriptureHarmonyLust
Flash Back, p. 60
O son of Kunti, knowledge is veiled by this eternal enemy of the wise — by this insatiable fire in the form of desire.
Krishna
HinduTeachingKnowledgeLustSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 3.39
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.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
UniversalPoetryLustAnger
Spiritual Awakening, p. 29
You are the one who gives eternal liberation as the result of righteous actions, without any desire for personal gain.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingAttainmentGood DeedsSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4935
The desire to live among people is like a binding cord.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingLustDesireSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 4710
The person who lives in God's will desires nothing but what God is and what God desires.
Meister Eckhart
ChristianTeachingLustDesire
Meister Eckhart Sermons, p. 18
Lord Jesus says, 'If you have a lustful look, you have already committed adultery in the heart.'
Lord Jesus
HinduScriptureLustEmotions
Practice of Karma Yoga, p. 107
The Karma Yogi, having renounced the fruits of action, attains eternal peace or liberation through wisdom, whereas one who is driven by desire and attached to the fruits of action becomes bound. (Gita: Chapter V-12)
Swami Sivananda
HinduScriptureAbiding PeaceAttainment
Practice of Karma Yoga, p. 13
The five obstacles to meditation - desire, ill will, lethargy, restlessness, and doubt - should be removed.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingLustMeditation
Mind — Its Mysteries and Control, p. 171
If you can prolong that period of bliss through spiritual practice, focusing on Brahman and preventing other desires from arising, you will attain a state of Samadhi.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingAttainmentLust
Mind — Its Mysteries and Control, p. 96
You cannot realize God if you have even the slightest bit of egoism, attachment to name and form, or worldly desires in your mind.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingEgoLust
Mind — Its Mysteries and Control, p. 75
Don't worry about your future birth. Make the most of your current life, and free yourself from the cycle of birth and death. Cultivate devotion to the Lord, let go of base desires, and focus on doing good for others.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingAltruismDevotion
Bliss Divine, p. 372
Music is spiritual; it's not meant to merely stimulate the senses or provide sensual pleasure. Instead, it's a yogic practice that helps you achieve Self-realization or Atma-sakshatkara.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingAttainmentHelpfulness
Bliss Divine, p. 326
The life of a householder is not about indulging in lust and loose living. Instead, it's a life of selfless service, focused on Dharma, charity, goodness, kindness, and self-help, which benefits all of humanity.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingAltruismBenevolence
Bliss Divine, p. 302
When all desires cease, the mind becomes completely pure, the senses are subdued, and the mind achieves a significant degree of one-pointedness, and egoistic ideas dissolve, the Kundalini will awaken naturally.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingAttainmentEgo
Bliss Divine, p. 279
The Lord said, "It is desire and wrath, born from passion, that is our enemy here, a monster of greed and sin."
Sri Krishna
HinduScriptureGreedLust
Bliss Divine, p. 33
The heart that has been consumed by worldly desires cannot be influenced by higher feelings and cannot be shaped into a beautiful form.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingLustMaterialism
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 38
God reveals Himself in the absence of lust.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingLustGod
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 827