Does desire puts you to limits or you put limits to desire?

Question

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Answer 1

It only matters if you don't *want* limits.

Answer 2

I have to examine my desires, they can get limiting to what is real in me. I always have to ask myself if this is something that will help or hinder me. For example, I am married, if I desire my neighbors wife & I just jump into that desire, I stand to lose something I value dearly. Even simple possessions that I may desire. We can gather so much we work for our possessions, or they become a burden. There is something inside of me that can use desire to hurt me, trap me, if I am not careful. Thanks for a interesting question.

Answer 3

Sometimes I have an uncontrollable desire to meet people whenever I am lonely.  So I would say that desire is in control of me at the moment.  Its not sensible to allow one's desires to take over but its part of being human to have desires.  If you have a few good friends but still desire a lover.  The desire will be managable but if you have no friends then you will be unable to stop yourself from wanting to meet people.  Its a natural intuitive response in all of us.  Its because I am simply unable to attract the people I need in my life that I have to go searching for them.

Answer 4

If desire makes you dysfunctional, uncaring, hurtful, it's time to put limits on it. Indulging in pure, unalloyed desire (which harms no-one) is permitted, I think. So it's basically the values and norms embedded in you, which put limits on desire - not you yourself.

Answer 5

i put desire to the limits or the other way

d**n it this question is confusing

Answer 6

The human capacity to desire, to fear, to love and to have faith are the same in the sense that they all need to be defined to be known. Without their comprehensive definitions desire, fear and love all are merely abstract notions in the mind, unknown and unlimited. I cannot for instance know fear unless there is a motive for fear in my mind, I cannot know desire unless I desire something, and I certainly cannot know love without having someone to love.

Desire therefore do not put me to any limits, and neither do fear, love or faith. I think it is me who puts all things in my life to their limits. I can, for instance, limit love by choosing a thing, person, idea, or ideal I love. Then further along they way I love, and my natural capacity to love and devotion all come into play to set the measure of what experience and understand love to be. The same is true for desire in the sense that my desires will become what I desire. If I desire the impossible my desire would by meaningless, and if my desires are hooked on to petty things then my desiring nature would change accordingly, but if my desire are for the sublime, worthy and attainable, they will be realised as such in my mind.

I think soon as a desire is roused in the mind a change start to take place. The mind then resets its priorities to allow that desire its rightful place where it can be catered for, addressed and finally realised.

Answer 7

Desire arises only when there is limitation,duality.

It persists as long as mind persists because mind

is a limiting factor.

Answer 8

everybody have many unlimited desires, govt.society  money, wealth , status, and  some circumstances, put some limits to our desires. everybody many times put limits them-self to their desires i.e.  I myself put limits to my desires. Always we cannot fulfill our desires.

Answer 9

dear Third P

desire is always a manifestation of power...there are no limits to human desire...we put limits to everything for our own protection against devastation and repression...

to me...the sky is the limit.

love

Pluto

Answer 10

I am moved or I am not.

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