DESIRING DESIRELESSNESS

DESIRING DESIRELESSNESS

Experiencing the sufferings caused by desiring material sense gratification and fruitive activity on the material plane,

the desire for freedom from desire arises.

But simply desiring desirelessness is not a strong position.

At any time such a state can be shaken by the insurmountable forces of the illusory energy of the Lord.

A state of desiring desirelessness is in fact itself an illusory state,

like holding the breath underwater thinking, "Now I have solved the drowning problem. I've stopped taking in water which was choking me."

To desire desirelessness is still to desire something.

Desiring desirelessness. Desire cannot be stopped.

It can only be held in check for a while.

Therefore it should be clear that to desire such liberation is not true liberation. A devotee of Sri Krishna Chaitanya is not interested in such liberation or desirelessness. They do not desire desirelessness.

These two negatives do not make a positive.

They make a state of zero activity.

The only positive solution is to desire to reestablish a

loving relationship with the Cause of all Causes, Sri Krishna Chaitanya, through devotional service... purified desire for the Truly Desirable.

Then the three modes of material nature have no jurisdiction.

Then the sufferings caused by desiring material sense gratification

and fruitive activity on the material plane are avoided.