“Everyone experiences desire. Desire is not bad. There is no good or bad from the point of view of karma. There is only structured reaction.” DesireViewsPoint Of ViewKarmaReactions Author:Frederick Lenz
“Good karma leads to rebirth also. The desire for higher states of mind is a desire. When you are fixated on higher states of mind, you don't become enlightened.” MindStatesDesireHigherKarmaEnlightenedState Of MindRebirthGood Karma Author:Frederick Lenz
“We hide in relationships. We hide in material possessions. We hide in ambitions, secret desires, hates, frustrations, jealousy, self-ptiy, in our insecurity - and more than anything our vanity and our egotism.” SelfDesireHateSecretMaterialsAmbitionYogaPossessionKarmaVanityFrustrationInsecurityEgotismKarma YogaMaterial PossessionsSecret Desire Author:Frederick Lenz
“Selflessness implies fun. Its fun to be free. Freedom is inner stillness and not being haunted by your desires, your fears, your aggressive tendencies ... it's being cool.” DesireFunYogaKarmaTendenciesAggressiveStillnessSelflessnessBeing CoolKarma Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“Surely if living creatures saw the results of all their evil deeds, they would turn away from them in disgust. But selfhood blinds them, and they cling to their obnoxious desires. They crave pleasure for themselves and they cause pain to others; when death destroys their individuality, they find no peace; their thirst for existence abides and their selfhood reappears in new births. Thus they continue to move in the coil and can find no escape from the hell of their own making.” IfsPainMovingDesireTurnsEvilCausesPleasureResultsExistenceHellSawsBirthCreaturesIndividualityDeedsKarmaDisgustingThirstCraveLiving CreaturesObnoxious Author:Gautama Buddha
“The secret of karma yoga which is to perform actions without any fruitive desires is taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita.” ActionDesireSecretLordTaughtYogaKarmaKrishnaKarma YogaGitaLord Krishna Author:Swami Vivekananda