The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
Desire creates its own object.
Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.
Desire creates the power.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
We're born with the desire, but we don't really know how to choose. We don't know what our taste is, and we don't know what we are seeing.
Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now.
Desire is individual. Happiness is common.
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