REQUEST : Desires

Posted By Pradip Gangopadhyay (pradip@lism.usc.edu)
Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:28:49 -0700 (PDT)

Willk1@aol.com wrote:

Subject: REQUEST : Desires

> I know the Hindu religion is highly concerned with trying to get rid of
>selfish desire and replace it with good desire. I was just wondering, how do
>you go about replacing those selfish desires with good desires? What are some
>of the various methods you use to replace your selfish desires with good
>desires? How do these methods work? If you could answer these questions, I
>would be most thankful.

Prayer, japa (repitition of God's name) and dhyana (meditation) are some of the
methods to reduce selfish desires.

Pradip Gangopadhyay

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