Attributes Quote by Swami Vivekananda

“Any type of desire is beggary. One who is without any desire is called ‘Gnani’ [the enlightened one].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Human desires cannot be extinguished. Even Buddha, with all his sweet teachings, is not immune to seeking fame and followers. Thus, leaving behind a…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you…

— Ramakrishna

“We' (Enlightened One, Dadabhagwan) have only one desire. And that too a disappearing one; the one for Jagat Kalyan (salvation of the World)!”

— Dada Bhagwan

The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes…

— Gautama Buddha

All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me.

— Rose Philippine Duchesne

Desire is the very essence of man

— Baruch Spinoza

“Ultimately we don’t have to do anything to attain vairagya (dispassion; detachment) but hold to our meditative practice to reveal the source of all…

— Dennis Hill

There's only one pure desire and that is to be one with the Divine.

— Nirmala Srivastava

For many, 'desire' is a bad word, something we're supposed to 'give up for God.' That kind of thinking can be really destructive because…

— Rob Bell

Desire, liberated from its ties to the ego, realizes that it has no other aspiration than the fullness of Mahamudra and, as it sees…

— Daniel Odier

There are many objects of desire, and therefore many desires. Some are born with us, hunger, yearning, and pride of place, and some are…

— Guy Davenport