desire as a fish in the deep waters of consciousness sounds poetic, but it points to something very practical and psychological: your lived sense of “I AM” determines what you can even notice as possible for you, let alone experience.
The idea expressed in the statement—that happiness is a byproduct when one enjoys developing knowledge and skills in order to contribute to society—captures a profound philosophy of life rooted in usefulness, growth, and participation in the larger human enterprise.
Expect wonderful things… the sovereignty of attention… We are told not to be “moons,” reflecting other people’s ideas, but “suns,” generating light. In esoteric language, this is the shift from being passively shaped by the collective mind to consciously participating in creation.