Touching on desire, hope, sadhana & liberation

The Paradox of Desire

A desire, by its very nature, is incomplete. It whispers of something missing, something yet to be achieved. But in this constant reaching, you become imprisoned—not by anything external, but by your own mind's projection. The optimism of "free will" transforms from a potential key to liberation into the very lock that keeps you confined.

Hope is also an Enemy

Hope is no good. Hope again is about controlling outcomes (perhaps modestly this time).

If hope for the fruit occupies your mind, even if that fruit is liberation itself, congratulations—you're trapped in a future that doesn't exist, robbing yourself of the only moment where liberation was possible: the present.

The Paradox of Saadhna

Saadhna—spiritual practices, rituals, or disciplines—exist to help you on your journey to Truth. But here’s the catch: Saadhna, although temporarily useful but ultimately is an obstacle in itself. It’s like using a ladder to climb a wall, then to realize that the ladder is also part of the wall. Unlucky are those who mistake the ladder for the destination. Saadhna is a tool, and if you’re still using it, it means the work isn’t done.

The very tools you need for liberation must ultimately be discarded to allow liberation.

Where is Liberation

There is no path to liberation in chasing future rewards. Liberation exists only in the present and can only be experienced now. The right action—true action—brings liberation even before you lift a finger. Why? Because thought precedes and causes action. Only a liberated thought can beget a liberated action.

Liberation does not await in the future, for time itself is not part of Truth—nor are thoughts and actions. Liberation occurs in the very moment when one realizes his true Self.

You are either free now, or you are never free.