Seek The Eternal. Swami Chinmayananda

Possession of wealth is but one aspect of human yearning, for no sooner the sense objects are secured, the mind longs for indulgence in sensual pleasures. Thus, with the object of finding happiness through such indulgence, man contacts them but is disappointed. Sense gratification can never provide an inner satisfaction because desire for sensual enjoyment is insatiable and to indulge in it is to add fuel to the fire. One way of getting over infatuation for the sense objects is to intelligently revaluate and view them from a totally different angle. For instance, a passionate man sees in a woman only the contours of her body and considers her to be a voluptuous form for sheer sense enjoyment. His lust is excited and he falls a prey to the temptation. But, another man with a mature intellect evaluates properly and understands that beneath her smooth skin lies only a mass of flesh, fat and blood. When such a view is adopted and reflected upon constantly, the passion for enjoyment gradually disappears.

Chinmayananda, Swami. Seek the Eternal . Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. Kindle Edition.