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To satisfy this desire for possession you have to be engaged in some kind of activity, and this activity is such that karmas are generated. Desire for things which are not yourself is here meant. A desire for knowledge is not meant. The real self is different from things, and is different from the body, and when this is realised it will be seen that the desire to possess, which is the false identification of the real self with material things, must be removed, and if this realisation is very strong the person will adopt full control; but if he cannot do the full control he can limit his desires. Avirati (non-control) is the same thing as limitless desire. It means lack of control, and the desire is called ichchha.
Fruits.
The result of limiting the desire is contentment; discontent and happiness cannot go together. Nonlimitation of desire is the same thing as unsteadiness; it is like the butterfly life. So long as there are these desires you have to wander from incarnation to incarnation. A desire for right knowledge is a desire for getting away from material things (from the possession of them). Knowledge is yourself; is the very nature of the soul.
Old method of classifying property into things:I. Which can be sold by number, such as apples, melons.
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