Hello Everyone Today Turtle will Explore the Pleasure Seeking Mindset and understand how can it be transformed into Growth MindSet. We all want pleasure in our life and there is nothing wrong with it but we must understand the concept of pleasure before it’s too late.In this article Turtle will Provide in-depth analysis of Pleasure additionally some Ancient teachings to bring you some more understanding on the topic.As Always Turtle Self Enquiry questions and Turtle tips and strategy will also be included in this article. You may buy some turtle books if You want more insights on this Topic. Let’s Understand Together.
What is True meaning of Pleasure?
Pleasure Can be a positive, enjoyable experience that arises when we satisfy our desires, needs, or senses. It’s a feeling that brings comfort, happiness, or gratification, often tied to physical sensations or emotional states.
Pleasure can stem from simple sensory experiences—like tasting delicious food, feeling warmth, or hearing music—or from deeper sources, such as achieving a goal, connecting with others, or engaging in creative activities.
Psychologically, pleasure plays a central role in motivation, as our brains are wired to seek rewarding experiences. Pleasure shapes our behaviours, choices, and even our well-being, as we constantly navigate between short-lived satisfactions and the more enduring fulfilment that can arise from meaningful pursuits.
But when we constantly direct our energy in pleasure seeking then it gives us negative results in Our Life. Mind get attached to all feelings and always crave for it. We must always remember Craving is always is a sin. Craving for more has no end. More we Search,More we will feel empty.
Turtle Self Enquiry Questions
- What am I seeking?
- what do I want from this life?
- what are my long term habits?
Turtle Tips and Strategy
- Keep Moving Forward.
- Understand Your Feelings.
- Know Your Natural instincts.
Why does the mind become addicted to pleasure?
Human Mind always goes in the direction of Pleasure.The world is full of Pleasure and We all are seeking pleasure. This is natural curiosity of mind and nothing wrong with it. The Problem begins When Suffering arises from the same thing that gives us immense Pleasure intiatially. Excessive Desire for Sex, Sleep, Drugs, Addiction and Unhealthy Food-What happens in the end? Our Mind gets completely uncontrolled and hard to bring it back on right path. Isn’t it?
‘So long as the desire for pleasure is not Understood, whatever we do, we will never be able to completely control the mind.’ Tell me – Can a strong will for self-discipline arise if the mind is constantly Desiring for Pleasure? Never. If We are on the path of self discovery then We must understand it as deeply as possible.
The longing for happiness is not a sin But if we are dependent on that Happiness.what will happen?Then our Attachment to that Pleasure grows stronger. In The beginning it may give Pleasure but in the end it will lead us to suffering.Craving is always is a sin. Craving for more has no end.More we Search,More we will feel empty.
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Turtle Self Enquiry Questions
- What are my addictions?
- Am I attached to something deeply?
- What do I want to change in my life?
Turtle Tips and Strategy
- Quit Only One bad Habit and Understand The Process of quitting addiction.
- Add One good Habit and understand the feeling of it.
- Write Journal daily and share your journey of change to Yourself
When does the Conflict Arises in the mind while seeking pleasure?
Conflict Arises in the mind Whenever we will not do as mind demands. If we want to quit one bad habit then we face conflict. If we want to continue the same bad habit then we never face conflict in the mind. Why so? It is because Mind always wants to works in its pattern. It is always a challenge to break the long term patterns of mind. Solution is simple.
If waking Up early is good for health then we will wake up no matter what mind tells us. It will always demand a sleep
But we must understand what is right for us. Whenever you are in conflict Just do what is right for You.Seeking Pleasure is our long term habits that is really hard to avoid. Mind will create many problems for us but we have to be consistent.
Turtle Self Enquiry questions
- Am I suppressing my desires?
- Am I fighting with myself?
- Am I thinking too much?
Turtle Tips and Strategy
- Go for A walk
- Be Attentive in all your work
- Have a Good Sleep daily
Wisdom Of Indian Sages On Desire for Pleasure
The sages of India were not only seers of truth but also experts in human psychology and compassionate teachers.
Teachings of Ramkrishna on this subject can be summed up simply: if you seek happiness, enjoy it, but ensure that neither your physical nor mental health is compromised, and your growth as a human being remains uninterrupted.
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If we desire physical pleasures, must pursue them in a way that gives us peace. Enjoy pleasures in such a way that our aspiration for the Peace of the soul is preserved. Do not chase Pleasure in a way that leads to self-destruction.
Turtle Self Enquiry Questions
- Am I craving for more always?
- What hurts me always?
- Am I hurting myself?
Turtle Tips and Strategy
- Respect Yourself in bad times
- Love Yourself when negativity challenges You.
- Read Books to have more light in Your Darkness
What Bhagawad Gita Teaches us On Pleasure ?
Sri Krishna teaches us in the Gita that all sensual pleasures ultimately lead to sorrow. Keeping this in mind while enjoying worldly pleasures strengthens the practice of detachment. This approach enables a person to enjoy within the limitations, and never to harm one’s own Mind.
Sri Krishna teaches that the attraction to sensual pleasure ends when one sees God as the source of all happiness and joy. God is an endless ocean of eternal bliss. Those who experience His joy find no appeal in the fleeting pleasures of the world.
Turtle Books- The Bhagavad Gita
Once someone has tasted the sweetness of divine joy, worldly pleasures lose their allure. As the saying goes, “One who has tasted nectar finds no satisfaction in sugar.” Similarly, one who has experienced divine bliss feels no interest in trivial worldly delights.
Many sincere seekers, lacking proper guidance, struggle with their longing for pleasure. they sometimes even harm themselves in an attempt to suppress their desires. But such efforts are in vain; even if they are sincere enough, they often fail. Don’t try to suppress your desires while just try to direct this energy for right purpose and meaningful life.
Krishna offers a solution. When asked when one would be free from desires like lust and anger, he explained: “As long as these desires are directed toward worldly objects, they act as enemies. But when they are redirected toward God, they become a person’s best friends, helping them reach God and realise divine truth.”
Turtle Self Enquiry Questions
- How can I become my own Teacher?
- How can I improve daily?
- How can I learn from everything?
Turtle Tips and Strategy
- If you have any dream then start working for it.
- Make your Mind and Body Strong.
- Be ready to Face everything in Life
Teachings Of Upnishad On Pleasure
The Taittiriya Upanishad teaches us that the true essence of happiness is found in the soul, in the form of bliss. It states that joy is intrinsic to our being—this bliss is the very force that drives our vital actions, like apana-kriya and prana-kriya, the movements of life energy.
Without this bliss within the heart, none of these vital processes would function. All living beings are born from joy, sustain themselves through joy, and return to joy at the time of departure.
Turtle Books-The Principal Upanishads
Since bliss is the essence of human existence, it is natural for us to instinctively seek this joy. However, when we are in ignorance and identify ourselves only with the body and mind, we miss the true source of happiness—the soul.
Instead of seeking it where it truly resides, within the soul, we mistakenly look for it in the physical and mental realms. This misplaced search for happiness creates the longing that binds us, leading us into the cycle of desire and suffering.
Turtle Self Enquiry Questions
- What does Joy Means to me?
- How can I understand my feelings more?
- What Experiences hurt me the most?
Turtle Tips and Strategy
- Be with Nature
- Do some art work
- Listen instrumental music
Path To Growth Mindset
The idea that desires cannot be eradicated but can be cultivated” suggests that while desires cannot be destroyed, they can be controlled and purified. When we direct our passions toward lesser pursuits, we live on a lower level; when we direct them toward higher goals, we rise above.
If we unite these desires with the divine, they are transformed; they become disciplined and purified, no longer desires in the usual sense. When a seeker realises through experience that they are the soul and not merely a combination of body and mind, desires subside—because it is only when directed wrongly that desire becomes binding.
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In essence, desire can act as either a friend or an enemy, depending on its direction. When desire is focused on growth, it becomes a path to liberation and bliss. But when it is directed toward transient things, it brings only bondage and sorrow. According to Vedanta, the source of true human happiness lies in our essential nature; bliss is our true state, inseparable from who we are.
Hello Turtle Readers Keep Moving Forward On the Journey of growth and change. Be consistent on Your goals. Turtle is always here to help You. Thank You.
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