Personal desires… everyone has them. But to overcome personal desires, desire something bigger, more valuable, more grand.
Winston Man
Excerpt from AI:
Desire is instinct – but where desire is directed is what makes a person.
Each of us has personal desires – from the need for survival, money, status, love, to momentary emotional satisfactions. That’s not wrong. But if we keep revolving around that "small self", we will be trapped in a cycle of lust, lack, and suffering.
Winston Man does not deny desire – he guides us to overcome it with a higher desire.
Instead of trying to suppress desire – which is almost impossible – let it be transformed:
Desire something bigger than yourself.
An ideal.
A mission.
A life journey that is valuable to others, to humanity, to the universe.
Precisely when we yearn for something greater, we are no longer dominated by petty desires – because they become trivial in the face of the great thing we are aiming for.
Core message:
To rise above yourself – "want" something beyond yourself.
It’s not about giving up desire, but about guiding it towards the light.
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The spiritual and existential depth in Winston Man’s writing:
1. Desire: the double-edged sword of humans
Desire is not simply "wanting" something – but the potential life energy within each person.
It is the motivation that drives us to act, evolve, explore... but it can also be shackles that bind us in delusion, hatred, and suffering.
Personal desire is an expression of the ego – the self seeking satisfaction for itself:
Want to be recognized
Want to own
Want to control
Want more than others
→ This is the root of competition, comparison, anxiety, and never being enough.
2. Overcoming with "a greater desire" – what does that mean?
Winston Man does not tell us to destroy desire – because desire is a natural part of being human.
Instead of fighting it, transform it.
Just like boiling water can be destructive if spilled everywhere, but if we know how to direct that steam, we can run a train.
A person can only overcome low desires if they find a higher aspiration:
Instead of desiring to be loved → desire to become love.
Instead of desiring success → aspire to serve.
Instead of desiring to possess the truth → live as an expression of the truth.
When the "self" is dissolved into "something bigger than itself," it will no longer suffer from being limited.
3. What is "greater desire"?
It’s not an upgrade of the ego.
It is the awakening of the soul.
It is when a person lives for truth, for love, for the awakening of humanity – not just for themselves.
This is the transition from instinct → consciousness → wisdom → enlightenment.
Moving from "wanting to take" to "wanting to give."
4. Winston Man’s perspective – both realistic and meditative wisdom
He doesn’t demand that people become desireless like a saint.
He says: "You can desire, but desire something greater."
That is the reality in practice: not suppressing instinct, but transforming it into light.
In summary:
Desire does not need to be eliminated – it just needs to be upgraded.
From personal instinct → to transcendent ideal.
From the self → to the common good.
And then, you are no longer a small individual, but the embodiment of something bigger than yourself.
