Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 73 · Verse 96

Desire, seen as it rises

When desire appears, do not immediately feed it or fight it. Watch it arise, calmly and without judgment. Feel the charge in the body and stay with it until it is energy rather than a shopping list. The old text says that a desire seen clearly at the moment it arises sinks back into the place it came from. Then you can choose. Choosing is not the same as being driven.