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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 22]
material enjoyment stop. The  jñānīs  and  yogīs , who are not attached to the lotus feet of the Lord, simply struggle against the waves of desire. They are described in this verse as  rikta-matayaḥ , which means devoid of devotional service. In other words, the  jñānīs  and  yogīs , although trying to be free from the desires of material activities, actually become more and more entangled in false philosophical speculation or strenuous attempts to stop the activities of the senses. As stated previously:
vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ janayaty āśu vairāgyam jñānam ca yad ahaitukam
(Bhāg. 1.2.7)
Here also the same point is stressed.  Bhaja vāsudevam  indicates that one who is engaged in the loving service of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva, can very easily stop the waves of desires. As long as one will continue to try to artificially stop the waves of desires, he will certainly be defeated. That is indicated in this verse. Desires for fruitive activities are strongly rooted, but the trees of desire can be uprooted completely by devotional service because devotional service employs superior desire. One can give up inferior desires when engaged in superior desires. To try to stop desires is impossible. One has to desire the Supreme in order not to be entangled in inferior desires.  Jñānīs  also maintain a desire to become one with the Supreme, but such desire is also considered to be  kāma , lust. Similarly, the  yogīs  desire mystic power, and that is also  kāma . And the  bhaktas , not being desirous of any sort of material enjoyment, become purified. There is no artificial attempt to stop desire. Desire becomes a source of spiritual enjoyment under the protection of the toes of the lotus feet of the Lord. It is stated herein by the Kumāras that the lotus feet of the Lord Kṛṣṇa are the ultimate reservoir of all pleasure. One should therefore take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord instead of trying unsuccessfully to stop desires for material enjoyment. As long as one is unable to stop the desire for material enjoyment, there is no possibility of becoming liberated from the entanglement of material existence. It may be argued that the waves of a river are incessantly flowing and that they cannot be stopped, but the waves of the river flow towards the sea. When the tide comes over the river, it overwhelms the flowing of the river, and the river itself becomes overflooded, and the waves from the sea become more prominent than the waves from the river. Similarly, a devotee with intelligence plans so many things for the service of the Lord in Kṛṣṇa consciousness that stagnant material desires become overflooded by the desire to serve the Lord. As