He is called a man of steady wisdom?

Question

When a person abandons all desires which enter his mind and remains satisfied in his Self alone, O Partha, then he is called a man of steady wisdom.

He said: "O Arjuna, listen. This inordinate desire of the mind becomes an obstacle in the realisation of the bliss. Even a person who is happy and contented is caught in the snares of the sense-objects because of attachment. When a person rids himself permanently of this desire and remains immersed in the joy of self, he is known as a man of steady wisdom.

Source :- Jnaneswari viz Bhagavad Gita

What are those ways and methods by which we can abandon all our desires ?

Answer 1

Krishna goes on to tell Arjuna that if he refuses to fight and flees from the battle, people will be justified in condemning such action as unworthy of a warrior.

Having taught Arjuna the immortal nature of the Atman, Lord Krishna turns to the performance of action without expectation of fruit. A man should not concern himself about the fruit of the action, like gain and loss, victory and defeat. These are in the hands of the Lord. He should perform all action with a balanced mind, calmly enduring the pairs of opposites like heat and cold, pleasure and pain, that inevitably manifest during action. Krishna advises Arjuna to fight, free from desire for acquisition of kingdom or preservation of it.

Arjuna is eager to know the characteristics of a man who has a stable mind. Such a person, Krishna tells him, will have no desires at all. Since he is content within, having realised the Self, he is entirely free from desires. The consciousness of the Atman and abandonment of desires are simultaneous experiences. The various qualities of a Sthitaprajna (a stable-minded person) are described by the Lord. He will not be affected by adversity and will have no fear or anger. He will take things as they come, and will not have any likes and dislikes. He will neither hug the world nor hate it.

The man of stable mind will have perfect control of the senses. The senses are powerful and draw the mind outwards. One should therefore turn one’s gaze within and realise God who resides in the heart. The Yogi, having achieved a stable mind, remains steadfast even though all sense-objects come to him. He is unmoved and lives a life of eternal peace.

Krishna concludes that the eternal Brahmic state frees one from delusion forever. Even at the end of life, when one departs from this body, one does not lose consciousness of one’s identity with Brahman.

Answer 2

There are many ways but the following 4 are the most popular ones :

1. Raja yoga or Kriya yoga
2. Bhakti yoga
3. Karma Yoga
4. Jnana yoga

any of the above 4 is sufficient for annihilation of attachments (and so desires).

Answer 3

Meditate frequently and properly to achieve that one-pointedness of mind so that you will feel extreme awareness and peace. And this extreme awareness and peace is beyond worldly contentment, but you'll have to practice diligently in order to sustain such awareness and peace or else it will only last less than 1 second.
A person who desire a lot is not at peace. When you're at great peace, there won't even arise the thought of trying to find something external to fulfill yourself, unless you choose to.

Answer 4

Buddha's Eightfold Path is all about abandoning desires, as is most of the rest of the Bhagavad Gita.

try http://www.beliefnet.com/sem/buddhism.asp?source=YAHBUD&campaign=096&medium=PPC&nopop=1&WT.mc_id=YAHBUD&WT.srch=1

Answer 5

Meditation and a subconcious state of being.

Answer 6

Buddha concluded you could not.

Answer 7

www.meditationthai.org