Hare Krsna
A special distinction between devotees and other transcendentalists, namely jnanis and yogis, is that jnanis and yogis artificially try to become one with the Supreme, whereas devotees never aspire for such an impossible accomplishment. Devotees know their position is to be eternally servants of the Supreme Lord and never to be one with Him. Therefore they are called sama-mati or jitatma. They detest oneness with the Supreme. They have no lusty desires for oneness; instead, their desire is to be freed from all material hankering. Therefore they are called niskaama, desireless.
A living entity cannot exist without desires, but desires that can never be fulfilled are called kaama, lusty desires.
Kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah: because of lusty desires, nondevotees are deprived of their intelligence.
- Extracted from Purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.16.34
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