{"id":7186,"date":"2014-04-02T04:42:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T04:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoverursupersoul.com\/2014\/04\/dont-wait-for-old-age-let-us-give-up-the-insatiable-material-desires-now\/"},"modified":"2014-04-02T04:42:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T04:42:00","slug":"dont-wait-for-old-age-let-us-give-up-the-insatiable-material-desires-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minivetsystem.com\/iskcon\/dont-wait-for-old-age-let-us-give-up-the-insatiable-material-desires-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t wait for old age. Let us give up the insatiable material desires now."},"content":{"rendered":"
An old man in State Bank of India was inquiring about car loan. The agent asked, \u201cFor whom you want the car?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s for me\u201d, the old man said. \u201cAnd what\u2019s your age sir?\u201d, the agent again asked. \u201cIt\u2019s 76!\u201d I don\u2019t know whether he got the loan or not. Or whether his desire (or need) to buy a car was right or not. But one thought which immediately struck me was that will there be a day in my life when all my desires (of course material) will cease to end.  <\/span>Will there be a day when I will not want any worldly things, I will completely feel satisfied and be at total peace? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Desires are endless, the moment one gets fulfilled, immediately the other pops up. In school I wanted the best bicycle. In college the best bike. Now the best car. In future something else will fascinate me. Many a times our desires are not for our basic needs, but it is because of social pressure or a longing to prove our worth to others. My car should be bigger than that of my neighbors, my Smartphone should be completely different than that of my friends, my television set should make people go crazy and so on. Advertisements of today are also tailor made to titillate our ego. Ads like \u201cNeighbors envy owners pride\u201d or \u201cDesigned for envy\u201d try to entice people to go on reckless shopping spree.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We accumulate many things which we may not even need; it turns out to be a total wastage of money.  <\/span>Desires are umpteen and the craving to fulfill it keeps on torturing us every moment. Many think that with age desires keeps on dwindling. But I don\u2019t think it really happens. With age the form of the desires changes but not the yearning.  <\/span>If we want to lead a peaceful life then it is imperative for us to get rid of our insatiable desires right now. Even Krishna speaks about the importance of giving up the desires in Bhagavad Gita 2.70. And he does not specify any age limit for this. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Bhagavad Gita 2.70<\/span><\/span><\/a>: A person who is not disturbed by the incessant \ufb02ow of desires \u2013 that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being \ufb01lled but is always still \u2013 can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An old man in State Bank of India was inquiring about car loan. The agent asked, \u201cFor whom you want the car?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s for me\u201d, the old man said. \u201cAnd what\u2019s your age sir?\u201d, the agent again asked. \u201cIt\u2019s 76!\u201d I don\u2019t know whether he got the loan or not. Or whether his desire (or… <\/p>\n

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