Life consists of wisdom gained from experience, not knowledge gathered from books. In school lessons, you read that ‘desires are the root cause of all evil’. But you never imbibed the meaning of this statement. If you had, you would have followed it and would have never been disgruntled with life. People do not realize that it is worth discarding desires, instead of attempting to fulfill them. This is the problem that the society has been facing.

Economic security and material comforts can satisfy your physical needs, but they can never contribute to your inner peace and harmony. And unless you are at peace with yourself, external disturbances will continue to affect you. Inner peace will radiate only when you sweep away the desires that continue to plague your mind. You have not yet infused the interest to clean your mind of desires, but continue wondering why people’s minds are cluttered. Like you dust the trash outside, you need to sweep away the dirt of desires that cloud your mind. Then you will enjoy the peace of silence. The initiative has to come from you.

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