Know you all that if I am the Highest of the High my role demands that I strip you of your possessions and wants, consume all your desires and make you desireless rather than satisfy your desires. Sadhus, saints, yogis and walis can give you what you want; but I take away your wants and free you from attachments and liberate you from the bondage of ignorance. I am the one to take, not the one to give, what you want as you want.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims a spiritual role focused on removing attachments and desires rather than fulfilling them, distinguishing themselves from other spiritual figures.
- In plain terms
- I take away what you want to free you from desire, while others try to give you what you want.
- What can you take from it?
- True liberation comes from releasing desires rather than satisfying them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is happiness found in less wanting?
- How do you handle desire?
Another view
The approach may feel counterintuitive to those seeking comfort or fulfillment.
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