The anatomy of desire

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Acharya Prashant (AP): ‘I’ tendency is not what gives you an identity. The ‘I’ tendency is what hides your real identity from you. ‘I’ tendency is not what gives you your face. It only gives you a mask. It hides your real face from you. It gives you a false face and a desire to maintain and secure that false face, by desiring everything that…