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The material world is characterized by an endless pursuit of desires that are ultimately impossible to satisfy. Śrīla Prabhupāda describes material lust as duṣpūram—insatiable fire. When these desires inevitably remain unfulfilled, they forge a chain of reactions: frustration, anger, and the continuation of material existence. This category analyzes the psychological and karmic consequences of unfulfilled desires, explaining that as long as a living entity harbors material hankerings, they must accept repeated birth and death to attempt to satisfy them. It also highlights the unique transcendental position of the Lord, whose "unfulfilled desires" are spiritual and lead to the blissful appearance of Lord Caitanya. | |||
* '''The Cycle of Birth and Death:''' The primary engine of reincarnation is unfulfilled desire; the soul is forced to accept a new body specifically to satisfy the cravings left unfinished in the previous life. | |||
* '''The Genesis of Anger:''' Psychology in Kṛṣṇa consciousness reveals that anger is the "younger brother" of desire; when lust is frustrated, it transforms into wrath, leading to further illusion. | |||
* '''The Insatiable Nature of Materialism:''' Material desires are compared to a bottomless pit; even if one tries to satisfy them, they only increase, leading to greater implication in sinful activities. | |||
* '''The Transcendental Exception:''' While material unfulfilled desires cause misery, the Supreme Lord's desire to understand the depth of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's love led to the glorious advent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. | |||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Entanglement of Unfulfilled Desires|Entanglement of Unfulfilled Desires.]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:42, 22 December 2025
Theme Analysis
The material world is characterized by an endless pursuit of desires that are ultimately impossible to satisfy. Śrīla Prabhupāda describes material lust as duṣpūram—insatiable fire. When these desires inevitably remain unfulfilled, they forge a chain of reactions: frustration, anger, and the continuation of material existence. This category analyzes the psychological and karmic consequences of unfulfilled desires, explaining that as long as a living entity harbors material hankerings, they must accept repeated birth and death to attempt to satisfy them. It also highlights the unique transcendental position of the Lord, whose "unfulfilled desires" are spiritual and lead to the blissful appearance of Lord Caitanya.
- The Cycle of Birth and Death: The primary engine of reincarnation is unfulfilled desire; the soul is forced to accept a new body specifically to satisfy the cravings left unfinished in the previous life.
- The Genesis of Anger: Psychology in Kṛṣṇa consciousness reveals that anger is the "younger brother" of desire; when lust is frustrated, it transforms into wrath, leading to further illusion.
- The Insatiable Nature of Materialism: Material desires are compared to a bottomless pit; even if one tries to satisfy them, they only increase, leading to greater implication in sinful activities.
- The Transcendental Exception: While material unfulfilled desires cause misery, the Supreme Lord's desire to understand the depth of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's love led to the glorious advent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Entanglement of Unfulfilled Desires.
Pages in category "Unfulfilled Desires"
The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
A
- A boy, a girl or a man, a woman in relationship of love but it breaks as soon as the lusty desire is not fulfilled. So here there is no question of love. It is all lusty desire. Real love can be achieved when it is exchanged with Krsna or God
- A living entity cannot exist without desires, but desires that can never be fulfilled are called kama, lusty desires. Kamais tais tair hrta jnanah: (BG 7.20) because of lusty desires, nondevotees are deprived of their intelligence
- A living entity goes to the demigods usually because he is mad to fulfill his lust. This happens when something undue is desired by the living entity, and the Lord Himself does not fulfill the desire. BG 1972 purports
- Although every service has a particular result, the devotees never aspire for the fulfillment of their own desires; their desires are fulfilled by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord
- As it is mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita, the demigods cannot fulfill the desires of their worshipers without the sanction of Narayana, or Krsna
B
- Because of material desires one performs various types of activities and receives various types of bodies with which to try to fulfill desires that are never satisfied
- By this art (if one desires something which is unreasonable and can never be fulfilled, the desire can be subdued and satisfied, and that is an art) one can also subdue sex impulses when they are aroused, as they are even in brahmacari life
- By this art (if one desires something which is unreasonable and can never be fulfilled, the desire can be subdued and satisfied, and that is an art) one can make even an enemy one's friend
- By this art (if one desires something which is unreasonable and can never be fulfilled, the desire can be subdued and satisfied, and that is an art) one can transfer the direct action of a physical element to other things
E
- Even one is finished, this material body . . . sometimes they commit suicide out of frustration, that "This desire is not fulfilled. Let me commit suicide." No. That is ignorance. Desires continue in the subtle body - mind, intelligence and ego
- Even though Lord Krsna, the abode of all mellows, had previously in this way chewed the essence of the mellows of love, still He was unable to fulfill three desires, although He made efforts to taste them
- Every one of these living entities, they are making . . . having a hard struggle for existence. But under the spell of the illusory energy, they are thinking, "We are happy," although whole day and night they are unhappy; their desires are not fulfilled
I
- If a devotee has a particular motive, the Lord directly or indirectly knows it, and therefore He does not leave the devotee's material desires unfulfilled. These are some of the special favors by the Lord to a devotee
- If the material desires of an individual are unfulfilled, he certainly becomes depressed, but when the mass of people remain dissatisfied, the distress is much greater and gives rise to social conflict
- If we cannot fulfill our desires, then there is krodha, anger. And accompanied by krodha and attachment, there is always a tendency of fearfulness
- In the liberated state, everything is blissful in relation with the Lord, and one has no desires to fulfill and nothing to lament over. Thus, following the benediction, full spiritual bliss comes upon us
- In the material world, everyone has a particular type of desire to be fulfilled, but one is never able to fulfill his desires to his full satisfaction
L
- Liberation means freedom from lusty desires because it is only due to such desires that one must accept repeated birth and death. As long as one's lusty desires are unfulfilled, one must take birth after birth to fulfill them
- Lusty desire there is, and for the upkeep of the body the lusty desires may be fulfilled. But don't become lusty which is duspuram, which is never to be fulfilled
N
- No one can fulfill any desire without the sanction of the Lord. All the facilities given by the Lord are unknown to the conditioned soul
- No one dies fully satisfied by the fulfillment of material desires, for that is not possible. Therefore at the time of one's death one is very sorry, being unable to fulfill his desires. By the laws of nature one is then offered another body
T
- The devotee's desirable qualities are described to be twenty-six in number. They are stated as follows: He is peaceful and is a soul completely surrendered to Krsna; he has no material desire to fulfill; he is meek and humble and always steady
- The fruitive workers, the salvationists, and also the yogis who are after mystic powers are all unhappy because of unfulfilled desires. But the person in Krsna consciousness is happy in the service of the Lord, and he has no desires to be fulfilled
- The fruitive workers, the salvationists, and also the yogis who are after mystic powers, are all unhappy because of unfulfilled desires. But the person in KC is happy in the service of the Lord, and he has no desires to be fulfilled. BG 1972 purports
- The gopis said, "O Providence, you are so cruel! It appears that you do not know how to show mercy to others. By your arrangement, friends contact one another, but without fulfilling their desires you separate them"
- The Lord is never affected by any kind of wrath, so how can there be any place for lust, which is less strong than wrath? When lust or desire is not fulfilled, there is the appearance of wrath
- The transcendentalist has no material desires to be fulfilled, whereas the materialist has all types of desires to be fulfilled
- The younger brother of desire is anger. If one's desire is not fulfilled, the younger brother, anger, follows
- These lusty desires, unless you live a very regulated life, it will be duspuram, it will never be fulfilled - always desire, always desire. So these demons, they accept the shelter of lusty desire which will never be fulfilled, will never be satiated
- These materialistic person, demons, their desires are never fulfilled - increasing, increasing, increasing; more, more more. So that means, increasing means, we are becoming implicated more and more
- They (Krsna and Balarama) learned how to satisfy one's desires. Desires are very difficult to fulfill; but if one desires something which is unreasonable and can never be fulfilled, the desire can be subdued and satisfied, and that is an art
- To be without money is not very satisfactory, for in that position one cannot fulfill one's desires. In other words, by using the word om one becomes poverty-stricken
W
- We are now utilizing instruments without fulfilling the desire of Aniruddha, or the Hrsikesa. That means we are using it for sense gratification unlawfully. Therefore we are becoming implicated in sinful activities
- When strong lusty desires for sense gratification are unfulfilled, one becomes angry. This anger can be satisfied when one chastises his enemy
- When we are unable to fulfill our material desires, there is certainly sorrow and confusion. This may be described as vivarta. But in spiritual life there is no sorrow, inebriety or imperfection
- Within this universe, Lord Brahma is supposed to be in the most exalted position, for he is the chief of all demigods, but Dhruva Maharaja wanted a realm beyond his. Therefore his desire was not to be fulfilled by worshiping any demigod