The term 'desire' stands for ichha, sankapla (samsk.). 'de' is the root term for divine, bhgavat-sankalpa or Ishvarechhe. Creation is the desire of the supreme and it is symbolically expressed as 'shive' the desire of 'shiva' to express or manifest Himself. The difference between 'shiva and shive lies in the last syllable 'a' and 'e'; while 'a' stands for 'brahman' or desire, 'e' stands for action, the creative power(kriya-shakti). Shiva as prakasha and shive as vimarsha are the fundamental principles of creation. Thus, desire is the 'sire' force or shakti of 'de' - the divine. Ichha, jnyan and kriya are the powers (shakti) of shive. This is expressed as a triangle (trikona) in the 'Sri-chakra'. The entire process of creation,sustenance and dissolution lies in the triangle with shiva as the point, bindu, that expands into tribindu and then manifests as shive.This is the fundamental principle.
Thus creation, sustenance and dissolution of the universe lie in the hands of 'shiva'. Since,shiva only manifests as the jiva, all the qualities of shiva are also manifest in the jiva, albeit, in a mini-scale, sankuchitata or 'kanchuka' way. Now, this understanding helps the jiva to understand the basic principle of creation and entrust everything to the supreme Lord and be happy. Also, it is possible to expand oneself and overcome all the limitations of space, time, and causality (kaala, desha, karya-karana) and attain to shiva by taking recourse to yoga (samadhi). This is shiva samavesha. This samavesha is as good as mukti, moksha and there ensues no further embodiment.
Actually, the desire leads to delusion.This process is very simple. First, there arises desire which paves for the resolve (sankalpa) and action (karma). There lies great aspiration, dream and ambition and tension here. This begets an obsession, too. These very forcesact as an obstruction to success since the buddhi gets muddled.Mind is engrossed in the obsession that it forgets its goal.How to overcome these terrific forces? Yoga isthe only way.
Actually, a wise man, jnyani, will curb the desire once he/she knows how it leads to total delusion. He/she curbs the desire by putting a simple question to himself/herself- why is it i am running after the insatiable desires? What is it i get by attaining these worldly success. All these will never redeem me, he/she thinks. Further, the jiva asks "Will it anyway help me to get the vision, insight, atma- sakshatkaar and 'jivanmuktata'?" then, he/she will desist all desires that leads to delusion by taking recourse to yoga. Finally yoga will redeem the jiva from its repeated embodiments.
Actually, the desire leads to delusion.This process is very simple. First, there arises desire which paves for the resolve (sankalpa) and action (karma). There lies great aspiration, dream and ambition and tension here. This begets an obsession, too. These very forcesact as an obstruction to success since the buddhi gets muddled.Mind is engrossed in the obsession that it forgets its goal.How to overcome these terrific forces? Yoga isthe only way.
Actually, a wise man, jnyani, will curb the desire once he/she knows how it leads to total delusion. He/she curbs the desire by putting a simple question to himself/herself- why is it i am running after the insatiable desires? What is it i get by attaining these worldly success. All these will never redeem me, he/she thinks. Further, the jiva asks "Will it anyway help me to get the vision, insight, atma- sakshatkaar and 'jivanmuktata'?" then, he/she will desist all desires that leads to delusion by taking recourse to yoga. Finally yoga will redeem the jiva from its repeated embodiments.
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