हज़ारों ख़्वाहिशें ऐसी कि हर ख़्वाहिश पे दम निकले

 Pranaam!! The title of this post is sourced from beautiful lines written by मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब, a famous personality who needs no introduction. I quote

                                                             "  हज़ारों ख़्वाहिशें ऐसी कि हर ख़्वाहिश पे दम निकले

                                                                बहुत निकले मिरे अरमान लेकिन फिर भी कम निकले                                                              

                                                                 डरे क्यूँ मेरा क़ातिल क्या रहेगा उस की गर्दन पर

                                                                 वो ख़ूँ जो चश्म-ए-तर से उम्र भर यूँ दम-ब-दम निकले

                                                                  निकलना ख़ुल्द से आदम का सुनते आए हैं लेकिन

                                                                  बहुत बे-आबरू हो कर तिरे कूचे से हम निकले  

                                                                 भरम खुल जाए ज़ालिम तेरे क़ामत की दराज़ी का

                                                                अगर इस तुर्रा-ए-पुर-पेच-ओ-ख़म का पेच-ओ-ख़म निकले ........"

                Desire is a universal emotion among living beings. For some, it is a basis of growth in life. It can be utilized for betterment of life if monitored properly else it can ruin our life due to aggressive pursuit of desires. Once, human mind is overpowered by strong desires (greed), We tend to lose the control on our brain and consequent activities. We tend to forget what is moral and just in pursuit of desires. Therefore, it is very important to tame our mind through meditation so that we get the capacity to have control over our desires. I experienced it in my life several times that how a very strong desire damaged the sense of proportion and judgement. Eventually it brings sadness and confusion.

             As I have mentioned in my earlier post that I started to re-read the posts written by Pujya Swami ji. In year 2011, Swami ji has written a very beautiful blog on the DNA of desire. It can be read under the title " The DNA of Desires..One desire leads to another. Like the human DNA, desires have their own DNA. Awareness is the key to tame them." It is a beautiful blog with a funny story. The message given in the funny story is very important. One can easily understand the desire and its impact on overall life.