So desire must be mastered first. No great battle is needed to master it, and no sweet words; it will not go by those. Desires are objects that are seen. To say, "I am their witness," and remain without becoming identified with them: that alone is the way to master it. You must remain simply the witness, and nothing more. But you must not join with them. That is to say: "Become the one who watches the Manas, but do not become the Manas."