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00:00The Hindu passes in front of a temple and he bows down.

00:03The Muslim passes in front of the same temple and sees only brick and mortar.

00:06There is nothing worth worshipping.

00:09And the Hindu says, it is my desire to bow down.

00:12Is it really his desire?

00:13Even the man selling street food, he too knows that desire can be provoked.

00:19So when you pass by near his thela, he makes a few sounds on his utensils.

00:24And an extra splashing of pure ghee.

00:26The sounds hit your ears.

00:28The smell hits your nose.

00:30And desire is provoked.

00:31Even he knows how to provoke desire.

00:33But you do not know why you desire something.

00:35You say, it is my desire.

00:37The advertiser shows you an advertisement day in and day out.

00:41Newspaper, media, holdings, internet.

00:43Wherever you go, the same model of the new mobile phone is in front of you.

00:47And one day you say, it is my desire to please buy this mobile phone.

00:51Is it your desire?

00:52Surely it is not anybody's desire.

00:55The intelligent mind, before pursuing the desire, first pauses and looks carefully at the desire.

01:03What is the entire process of desiring?

01:07What stimulates desire?

01:08Where is desire located?

01:10Where is desire located?

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