Meanings
plural undesires
- Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.
Similarly, lines five and six, in the punctuation adopted, imply that the states of desire and undesire are antithetical.
1969, Max Kaltenmark, Lao Tzu and Taoism1 more example
“I am the pearl of the mine of undesire,” came the answer. “Now tell the disciples, My mine is the mine of undesire, and my pearl is the pearl of the mine of unpurpose.”
2013, Farid al-Din Attar, Muslim Saints and MysticsSynonyms: unwill
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLack or absence of desire; desirelessness.
Origin
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