Krishan Loves You: An endless list of desires

If someone harbours an endless list of desires, it is impossible for all of them to be fulfilled. So then, any person who becomes an obstacle to the fulfillment of a desire automatically becomes an enemy. 

|| जय श्री कृष्ण ||
॥ श्रीमद्‍भगवद्‍गीता ॥ 16.14॥

_असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि ।_
_ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी॥_

भावार्थ :

आसुरी स्वभाव वाले मनुष्य सोचते रहते हैं कि वह शत्रु मेरे द्वारा मारा गया और उन अन्य शत्रुओं को भी मैं मार डालूँगा, मैं ही भगवान हूँ, मैं ही समस्त ऐश्र्वर्य को भोगने वाला हूँ, मैं ही सिद्ध हूँ, मैं ही सबसे शक्तिशाली हूँ, और मैं ही सबसे सुखी हूँ। (१४)

Meaning:

That enemy was destroyed by me, others will also be destroyed. I am the lord, I am the enjoyer, I have accomplished everything. I am mighty and happy.

Explanation:

If someone harbours an endless list of desires, it is impossible for all of them to be fulfilled. So then, any person who becomes an obstacle to the fulfillment of a desire automatically becomes an enemy. For instance, if another business becomes a competitor to our business, we begin to treat them as enemies instead of improving our products. That leads to all kinds of unethical and illegal ways of getting rid of our competitors, all the way upto physical harm.

Now, many people rise to political power by knocking off their competitors. They begin to think they are above the law. And since they do not believe in god, they think that they themselves are gods, and that only they can control the fate of people. They can take the law into their own hands, because they believe they are the lawmakers. Pleasure and enjoyment is their only goal. Such is the thinking of gangsters, military dictators and criminals. In the Raamaayana, Ravaana began to think like this, leading to his downfall.

Other materialistic people may not necessarily become dictators, but try to project their power and arrogance wherever possible. They think like they can pick up the phone and call the president of the country. They have accomplished everything there is to accomplish. There is no one mightier than them. They mistake this sense of power for happiness, because they have not experienced what real happiness is. Even a simple act of name dropping indicates a deeper obsession with materialism and power.

Chant the mantra you have faith in

Hare Krishna