Be Satisfied, Content and Centred

It's natural for the mind to harbor desires. Desires don't ask your permission, they just drop in and stay. When they drop in and stay, that's when they create trouble for you.

When they drop-in, you should see them off. If desires don't come at all, there is nothing for you to get rid of. They have to come, so they come. But, you should say goodbye to them. Do not hang onto desires and cry over them, just take them as they come and do not hold on to them. Wanting to have no desires in life is another desire. Be satisfied, content and centered. Do you know what the ancient saints and Gurus used to say? "When the sunlight comes, a candle has no meaning." You don't have to blow out the candle, just bring it into the sunlight, and the candle will lose its significance by itself. Similarly, if you have a bigger vision, the smaller desires will lose their significance.

- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji