"A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate"

This quote by Swami Sivananda speaks with the idea of the cyclical nature of desire. It suggests that when a desire arises in the mind, it is rapidly pleased, and then another desire takes its location. In the brief moment between the 2 desires, the mind is devoid of all thought, love, or hate. This moment of perfect calm is a pointer that desires are short lived which the mind is capable of finding peace in the absence of desire. This quote motivates us to take an action back and value the minutes of stillness between desires, and to acknowledge that our minds can finding peace without the need for external satisfaction.