Thursday, November 16th., 2017
Thought for the Day November 16, 2017. 
Your
life is a long journey. You should have less luggage (desires) in this
journey of life. Therefore, it is said: ‘less luggage more comfort,
makes travel a pleasure’. You have many desires. What do you get out of
them? There are rules for ceiling with regard to land and property. But
is there any rule you observe to exercise a ceiling on your desires?
Ceiling on desires is the need of the hour today. It means exercising
control over your own desires. You can be truly happy only when your
desires are controlled. You are under the mistaken notion that happiness
lies in the fulfilment of desires. But in fact, happiness begins to
dawn when desires are totally eradicated. Cut short your desires, day
after day. When you reduce your desires, you advance very rapidly
towards the state of renunciation, peace and bliss.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 14, 1999.