Desire is not Here & Now

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Desire is not Here & Now

This is a paradox, but of tremendous import – that enlightenment becomes possible only when we forget about it. When the desire for enlightenment disappears, only then does it become possible. Whether we desire money or meditation – it makes no difference – the desire is the same… the nature of the desire is the same. The object can change, but just by changing the object the nature of the desire never changes.

So, one can want worldly power, somebody can want spiritual power, but both persons are worldly. One desires respectability, prestige; another desires moksha - but they are both the same. Their psychology is not different – they desire. And desire means dreaming. Desire means motivation. Desire means we are not here and now – and moksha is always here and now. Desire means you are somewhere else – and God is always here and now, so obviously we never meet, we remain in our desire and God remains just around us. He remains close-by, but we are never close to yourself – we are projected into great desires.

And moksha is the greatest desire a person can have - the last, the ultimate desire… to become enlightened, to come to know who he/she is, to know the truth. That is the ultimate desire – and a hindrance. So, if one really wants to be enlightened, one has to forget all about it, otherwise enlightenment itself becomes a new obsession.

Nothing needs to be desired. Enjoy whatsoever comes by the way… and we will enjoy much more. Small things of life can become of tremendous beauty. When we are not bothered about tomorrow, very small things…. This silent night… this noise of the insects…. No music is comparable to it. Even the greatest musician will feel jealous. And it is so freely available – but nobody is ready to listen. People are rushing towards the future – and the future never comes. It cannot come – by its very nature. All that is, is already here.

Moksha means to remain beyond the desire of enlightenment. People are rushing into the world, then one day they get fed up. Success proves to be a tremendous failure. Money simply proves, to be a rubbish heap, and all affairs of the world lose meaning one day. A slightly intelligent person comes to know one day or the other that it is all meaningless then the person starts moving inwards. But now he/she projects a new desire. The desire now hovers around a new object. Again, the desire has deceived the person.

When we stop desiring, naturally the question arises, “What are we going to do now?” The energy is released. The whole energy was put into desiring – a thousand and one desires were there, and we were engaged. Now suddenly if desiring is futile, what will we do with our energy? 

We delight! Now we enjoy pure energy as such. We dance, sing, eat, sleep, sit, walk, sing, love… we delight! A person who moves into desires never delights. And a person who stops moving into desire is so immensely delighted. Each moment is such a benediction… and that’s what moksha is.