Ways To Eliminate Material Desires.
Of all the things, I have found that desires are main obstacles in the way of God realization. As long as one is obsessed with desires for material things & beings, salvation is not possible. Our sacred scriptures (शास्र) explicitly state that one can safely satisfy the following four desires: (a) Hunger. (b) Thirst. (c) Sleep. (d) Calls of nature. If one tries to satisfy desires apart from the four mentioned above, then one would indubitably be in grief, in bondage! People nowadays are trying to find happiness in fulfilling their superfluous desires. But the fact is that fulfilment of a desire gives only fleeting pleasure, not lasting joy. So it's only by reducing one's desires that one can enjoy infinite bliss. Is there any way to reduce one's desires? Well, there are three methods to eliminate superfluous desires. I have named them as: (a) Filling The Void Method. (b) Overlook Method. (c) All Out Method. (a) Filling The Void Method: I have observed t