Do i really have control over my desires ?

Question

Note : this is only to my friends, and people who have knowledge of what i am speaking. others read and don't answer please.

By Grace of the lord, i learned things, which are rarely & difficult.

By his grace i got understanding of mysticism and many procedures of achieving them.

I understood the Mystic capabilities ( Siddhis ) ,and also got to know how to learn them.

anima , mahima , praaptiH , śruta, Garima, drstesu, isHtā, vasita

But also very soon, Lord was so merciful that i understood i don't need to gain any of these, and left practicing the skills which i had begun ( Garima )

as i understood that these were hindrances in path to realization and these are not necessary to understand Hari. I was strong enough to burn my initial desires of achieving them.


BUT,

Now, even after i leave those, i get attracted to these, and suddenly without me wanting, i start liking this in one way or the other.

Do i really have control Over me? if so why i fail & start liking.

-- deito
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Thanks Night Nurse,

i feel the same initially, than i feel its only my imagination, if i really had control, how is that i start liking them again and again, now and then.

Dear anette,

you are so detailed ,

I agree, but i am scared, with all these talents learned, if i do bad, knowingly or unknowingly.

I always thought , it is better to not have any of these, instead of having and giving a chance to myself, of doing bad.

-- deito

Thanks Atma. i just want to have control and do what i had planned ( reach Krsna ). . I being a mahatma is a necessity for this, than let it be,

But if it is not needed, than i am not interested in that.

-- deito
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baboo,

i Agree with whatever you told, but where is my answer.

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Thanks For all your answers, Aumns answer really gave me a choice to get rid of this disease.

And also there goes my sweet sister with her strong words, and totally frank.. yes May be thats true , i have not surrendered totally.

But what i liked the most , is Aradhana, Though she did not give me any explanation, Her way itself showed me that people can be Lot selfless, and i am nothing in front of these people whose ego are more subdued than mine.

Also thanks Gyan, Yes nature is true guide.

Thanks all of you, you helped me when i was in need, and i will surely remember this.

-- deito

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Sorry for the typo above ,read it as "Aum's"

-- deito

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Answer 1

This is a very common trait among sadhakas. The mind is very clever and it wishes to own things.

normally mind should be controlled by buddhi and pragya, but in the present state of evolution it is a bit revolutionary and tries to possess all those things which it likes.

Vishwamitra did penance for thousands of years but was defeated by his own mind when apsara came to him and allured.

Shri Krishna himself confirmed in gita that it is very very difficult to tame the mind, but not impossible.

This is a sort of test for sadhakas, and they have to work hard to come out of this trick of mind.

Mind wants siddhis, because siddhis confirm and assure his being...Mind does not want total surrender becase it does want to die.

There are two ways to overcome this difficulty... the first is very difficult... not listening to mind and telling it, when there are such thoughts, that i am not going to be allured by your demands...Talk to him sitting before a mirror and repeating it everytime....slowly it will understand


The second way is more difficult.... go for all siddhis enjoy them, and offer them to Krishna when you have seen all of them. But this way is only possible when you have established yourself in total surrender. Then the siddhis will be your slave not master

Siddhis are given to help the sadhakas, but 99% of them deviate from the way and vanish into time.

So either make your Ego strong like vivekananda, on whom such alluring will hit and die.

or make your ego so soft and small like Paramhansa that siddhis cant touch the ego..

and both ways are difficult but not impossible.

Answer 2

God,rituals and etc. would not help in the present world. It should be work and worship of work only to achieve. People are being be fooled in the name of God or some other name and put them in fear. Is God so bad that people have to fear?People should fear for their wrong doings. One can have control on one self if he has determination. Determination comes from sacrificing desires and for that simple living is the solutions. Mearly prayers would not do. A person having no culture,no discipline and determination may make prayers but will be of no use. Even in dealings with public one should be polite and not self esteemed person.

Answer 3

yes you do have control over you... sometimes it's hard to just let go of what you have wanted to achieve and have been doing. it's almost second nature that its hard to deny it's there...and is waiting.. but.. have you ever thought of.. are these desires for the good or bad? how to use these mystic capabilities... it's like having a talent..to use it wisely and not to abuse it.as so it will be for the good. that's where your question comes in.. sometimes, we get really excited and happy over the power over things / others. that we know we are much intouch with our higherself..that we know and understand certain things others cannot. this is how i answer you question.. i just cannot simply deny i have the gift and understanding of the mystic but still i believe that God is the one Supreme Being that is capable of doing everything possible and impossible. i have control over me because i choose to use my gift for the good. for the benefit of others, to help..never will i abuse and use it against other except against the evil if they harm me and my loved ones...and that's the promise i made to God..that's how i control me over me..

Answer 4

no longer each choose is undesirable. I choose wellbeing, happiness and prosperity for me and my family individuals. that's no longer a nasty choose. in case you choose some thing so ordinary as paying for some thing that extremely isn't mandatory, then welcome to the human race. that's what we do. it is common. supply your self a ruin. Small indulgences are no longer undesirable the two. moderately, there is fairly little this is extremely "undesirable". do in basic terms no longer overindulge. in case you have somewhat terrible desires like wanting to harm somebody or your self, or do some thing to somebody this is non-consensual then you definately honestly could desire to get some help and communicate with a specialist counsellor or some thing.

Answer 5

As long as surrender is incomplete these things happen. I think surrendering desires too is the key.

And yes no one is a bad person in the eyes of Mother

jai mata di

Answer 6

Dear Deito.My thoughts are all I can offer not being a great one myself . I havent any knowledge.
Desire of sidhdhis is a bondage to you. You should get freed of it. Because its true that we dont need sidhdhis to be close to Hari. Love and humility is the only requisite. The one who has sidhdhis later and love first ie after purifying himself is always better off. We are not short of faults and vices so sidhdhis are not for fallible souls I am sure. Sidhdhis for the sake of sidhdhis can lead to downfall.
Try again-for nourishing your love for Hari you just need to keep carrying on devotional activities and ask him whole heartedly to grant you his love. Devotion itself automatically cuts the strings that attatch us to obstacles in its path.
Continue with devotional activities. FIRST YOU WILL CULTIVATE DEVOTION AND THOSE OLD CHORDS WILL BE SNAPPED BY DEVOTION AND KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER OTHERWISE THIS ATTATCHMENT IE THIS DESIRE FOR SIDHDHIS WILL CONTINUE TO TROUBLE FOR BHAKTI IS THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE OUR VIKAARAS

Answer 7

study the yoga of patanjali, you will learn how to master your emotions and desires. soon you ll become a Mahatma hi hi Deito

Answer 8

be atuned to nature my friend ,thats the wholesome path the creator accepts easily

Answer 9

forget all the above: concentrate on your work: day to activities: devote your time to serve your parents and faimily:

Answer 10

Yes so why don't you start taking some personal responsibility.