desires alone that make him take one body after another. There will be rebirth for a man if he has even the desire to eat a piece of candy. ... Desire may be compared to a minute seed. It is like a big banyan tree growing out of a seed, which is no bigger than a dot. Rebirth is inevitable so long as one has desires. It is like taking the soul from one pillow-case and putting it into another. Only one or two out of many men can be found who are free from all desires."
TN292
6. "The body means the existence of desire, otherwise it would not have existed. It all ends when one no longer has any desires."
C84
7. "This world is moving around like a wheel. That indeed is the last birth in which one gets completely rid of all desires."
TN297