Main Obstacle In God's Way.
Of all the things, I have found that superfluous desires are the main obstacle in the way of God realization. As long as one is obsessed with desires for material things & beings, salvation is impossible. Our sacred scriptures, "Shastras", 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 this would give only fleeting pleasure, not lasting joy. It's only by reducing one's desires that one can enjoy infinite bliss. Is there any way to reduce one's desires? I have discerned three ways to eliminate superfluous desires. I have named them as: (๐ฎ) ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ. (๐ฏ) ๐ข๐๐ฒ...