The only way to free ourselves from desires is to divert our attention from them and fix our eyes on the very Real thing.
Once a Crow, holding on to a piece of meat was flying to a place to sit and eat peacefully.
However, a flock of eagles who were flying nearby started chasing it. The crow became scared and anxious. It started flying higher and higher, yet the much stronger eagles were after the poor crow.
Just then Garuda saw the plight and pain in the eyes of the crow. Coming closer to the crow, he asked, "What's wrong, dear? You seem to be very disturbed and in terrible stress?"
The crow cried, "Look at these eagles! They are after me to kill me".
Garuda being the bird of wisdom spoke, "Oh my friend! They are not after you to kill you! In fact, they are after that piece of meat that you are holding tightly in your beak. Just drop it and see what happens."
The crow followed the advice of Garuda and dropped the piece of meat, and behold, all the eagles in a mad rush flew towards the falling meat.
Garuda smiled and said, "The pain is only till you hold on to it. Just drop it and release the pain."
The crow just bowed and said "Thank you for your wise advice. I dropped this piece of meat and now, I can fly even higher without tension."
We carry a huge burden called 'Ego', which creates a false identity about oneself, like - "I am so and so, I should be loved, I need to be respected, I need to be invited, etc."
Let's Just Drop - this silly 'Ego' and 'assumption about ourselves' and see what happens.
We have risen from the dust and will merge back into the dust.