One can grow out of a meaningless desire in the light of the knowledge that it is impossible to fulfil it. But this does not apply to natural desires such as physical or biological needs or
mental needs. Since the desire to be complete or perfect is a natural and a universal desire, one cannot grow out of it in spite of the knowledge that it cannot be fulfilled by any actions. This natural desire to be better and complete, induces one to perform actions, at the end of which the desire still remains unfulfilled. At the end of an action or acquisition, one is still discontented or unhappy.
Why do all the struggles fail to fulfil this innate desire ? The answer is that the desire to be complete, can only be satisfied if one can achieve completeness. However, completeness or perfection can only be achieved by an infinite gain and because every action, every gain, every acquisition, is finite, the sum of even a series of actions does not equal infinity. For example, one is as far away from infinity when one possesses one rupee as when one possesses one thousand
rupees or a million or a billion rupees. The same is true with objective knowledge and emotions. As one progresses in acquisition of more and more knowledge about the world, one becomes aware of more and more ignorance !
The truth is that the efforts to be complete or free from limitations are bound by the nature’s law of cause and effect, every effort of an action is limited and according to the law,
a limited effort can only produce a limited result. For being complete or perfect, an unlimited effort or action is required but no action or a series of finite actions is infinite and therefore action cannot lead to perfection.
Then what to do? If action does not fulfil the desire
should we stop acting? But that is against human nature, because as said in Bhagavad Gita, every one is helplessly made to act by nature. At the sahte time, everything that is created has a purpose. So the desire to be perfect must also have a purpose and there must be a way out.
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