A Wisdom Archive on Desire

The control of motivation is only understood to a limited extent. There are many different approaches of motivation training, but many of these are considered pseudoscientific by critics. To understand how to control motivation it is first necessary to understand why many people lack motivation. In recent years, non-work related activities like Internet surfing have become an increasing concern for employers in industrialized nations. Some companies have used prohibitive tactics to counter this perceived threat, others try to d ...

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Some would argue that the two best types of motivation are fear and desire. Motivation can be viewed as either extrinsic or intrinsic. Motivation - Physiological needs. The easiest kinds of motivation to analyse, at least superficially, are those based upon obvious physiological needs. These include hunger, thirst, and escape from pain. The analysis of the processes underlying such motivations can make use of research on animals, in ethology, comparative psychology, and physiological psychology, and the ho ...

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There are some people who do little, but make others do a lot. Brahman, the pure Consciousness, too, is actionless - but in Its presence, everything else works.
 
Observe an infant. It does little other than kick about, cry and laugh but it spurs everybody into willing action. The mere presence of an infant brings joy. What makes a baby so lovable, a source of joy for all?

 
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Mumukshatwa (Sanskrit). Desire for liberation (from reincarnation and thraldom of matter).

 
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Viraga (Sanskrit) [from vi without + raga passion, desire, color]
 
Absence of desire, indifference to pleasure and pain. The practice of viraga forms one of the Buddhist paramitas.

 
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Chanda Riddhi Pada (Sanskrit). "The step of desire", a term used in Raja Yoga. It is the final renunciation of all desire as a sine quanon condition of phenomenal powers, and entrance on the direct path of Nirvana.

 
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Success can be external or internal. Externally, it is the measure of a job well done and the accompanying recognition from society. Internally, it is a feeling of achievement, satisfaction and fullness which comes on the completion of a task or the fulfilment of a desire. What is a true measure of success, the outer accolades or the inner joy and peace?

 
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Anagamin (Sanskrit). Anagam. One who is no longer to be reborn into the world of desire. One stage before becoming Arhat and ready for Nirvana. The third of the four grades of holiness on the way to final Initiation.

 
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Rahat. The same as "Arhat"; the adept who becomes entirely free from any desires on this plane, by acquiring divine knowledge and powers.

 
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Makara Ketu (Sanskrit). A name of Kama, the Hindu god of love and desire.

 
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Uparati (Sanskrit) Absence of outgoing desires; a Yoga state.

 
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Tanha (Pali). The thirst for life. Desire to live and clinging to life on this earth. This clinging is that which causes rebirth or reincarnation.

 
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Wara (Scandianvian Norse). One of the maidens of Northern Freya; "the wise Wara ", who watches the desires of each human heart, and avenges every breach of faith.

 
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Trigunas (Sanskrit). The three divisions of the inherent qualities of differentiated matter - i.e., of pure quiescence (satva), of activity and desire (rajas), of stagnation and decay (tamas) They correspond with Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. (See " Trimurti ".)

 
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Thumos (Ancient Greek). The astral, animal soul; the Kamas-Manas; Thumos means passion, desire and confusion and is so used by Homer. The word is probably derived from the Sanskit Tamas, which has the same meaning.

 
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