Without Desire Quotes

24 quotes by 19 authors

Desire, said the Buddha, is the cause of suffering. But without desire, what delight? — Edward Abbey
To sit and contemplate - to remember the faces of women without desire, to be pleased by the great deeds of men without envy, to… — Virginia Woolf
Live joyfully, without desire. — Gautama Buddha
I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even before they are… — Vikas Swarup
Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire. — John of the Cross
It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make itself their ruler.… — Laozi
Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself. — Laozi
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you… — Robert M. Pirsig
Desire for God without doctrine is blind; doctrine without desire is empty. — Kevin Vanhoozer
The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed.… — Laozi
Renunciation - non-resistance - non-destructiveness - are the ideals to be attained through less and less worldliness, less and less resistance, less and less destructiveness.… — Swami Vivekananda
Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of lust, greed of… — Swami Vivekananda
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is… — Laozi
There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without… — Thomas Hobbes
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in. — Leonardo da Vinci
In order to be able to make it, you have to put aside the fear of failing and the desire of succeeding. You have to… — Alan Moore
This inner peace of mind occurs on three levels of understanding. Physical quietness seems the easiest to achieve, although there are levels and levels of… — Robert M. Pirsig
It taught him how to listen -- how to listen with a quiet heart and a waiting soul, open soul, without passion, without desire, without… — Hermann Hesse
Little-boy love...the cleanest pain I've ever known. Love without desire, conditions, or limits - a pure and radiant glow in the heart that could make… — Christopher Moore
The neutral view of free will is impossible. It involves choice without desire. — R C Sproul

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