Desire is a vital movement. Its seat is in the prana and hence it cannot sustain long. It tends to dwindle if the results are not coming. It is for this reason that Sri Krishna advices the practice of nishkama karma and equanimity first. Once the desires are quietened, then the true aspiration is born, the real Agni of the Vedas. This aspiration rises upwards, drawn by an irresistible attraction for the Divine in a state of complete faith and surrender. Desire demands and keeps a transactional relation with the Divine; sometimes even Moksha becomes a demand eagerly and impatiently sought after by the force of desire. Aspiration is intense but full of self-giving. It seeks the Divine for the sake of the Divine, not for what it may get out of Him, simply for the joy of the Divine, not even for Moksha or anything else.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
