Material Desires - an essential subject

Material desires in the mind means there is material contamination. By such contamination, the living being is faced with so many compatible and incompatible things that discourage the very existence of his spiritual identity. All material desires are present as long as one is in the bodily concept of life, but when one realizes that he is an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, his desires are no longer material. Kṛṣṇa consciousness is therefore an art of changing our heart by purifying from the dust of material desires. We cannot stop our desires because as living entities, desiring is the component part of our constitution. Therefore we cannot give up our desires, but we can purify our desires. Killing our desires is no solution, but curing our desires, the diseased condition of desire, is the right solution. One must be freed from all material desires. But even if one has got some material desire, still can take shelter of Kṛṣṇa.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Material Desires category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 16 quotes.


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