Philosoopohy of wantlessness is Utooopian , while materialism is a chimera

 Siddhartha left home on his own leaving his family in despair. Deep in the wilderness , he abandoned his horse and cropped his hairs. He became a religious wanderer and sought out the company of  others doing the same. After years of austerity, penance and meditation, he came to conclusion that wantlessness is selfness action which could be achieved without having desires.This man named Siddhartha later came to be known as Great Gautam Buddha and was a believer of life without desires. Buddha identified birth, aging, sickness, death, encountering the unpleasent, separation from the pleasant , and not gaining what one desires as forms of suffering . For him , the origin or cause of suffering is associated with craving or attachment . It is the cessation of suffering that leads one to salvation.

   Wantlessness VS Materialism 

       The state of wantlessness is one in which there is no pain and consequently no possibility of getting pleasure. The feeling that one experiences in such a state of mind is best designated by happiness. Happiness is not merely the removal of pain; it is a state in which there is no pain. It (happiness) will be maximum when pain is reduced to zero. Therefore, the end of human behaviour , is happiness. Pleasure , however, is only a means to an end. Maximisation of pleasure canbe justified only to the extent to which it serves as a means to the end of happiness. When this end is reached - when the state of wantlessness has been attained- man ceases thier normal reactioin to stimuli and then remains no desires, no wants and no painful exertions to satisfy them.

           On the other side , materialism is having desire or intention to possess money , wealth and property. It has two sides. The first one is positive side which considers materialism as a booster to achieve what a person desires. FOr instance, for the sake of money and property usually a person works hard, stays motivated and keeps dedicated and devoted. Usuallay , a sophisticated job with high perks attracts many youths to work hard. Those perks may be material things , but one must do everything to have those on their side.

                           The second  one is negative side and it usually involves selfish desires and intentions to surpass every boundary to have wealth, money and property. This way of materialism ignores emotions, compassion and sympathy and involves undesired motives, actions and ideas. For instances, a greedy man for the sake of satisfying material wants can kill even his near and dear ones. There are various instances where a land dispute between two families gets converted into a full fledged weaponized attack . In such cases, even those who are not involved in the dispute also get punished and thier families suffer. There are thousands of such cases pending with judiciary which involves unwanted motive for material possession.

               In short, wantlessness is an extreme state where a person gives his/her wants. For example , Jainism best represents a situation of wantlessness specially the Digamber sect of Jainism . As opposed to wantlessness, materiallism is another extreme state which creates temptation in human beings to acquire more and more wealth for pleasure . Charvaka's philosophy best represents the materialistic approach to the way of life . With respect to the two  extremes, it is often said that the former is utopian ( i.e. an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect) while the latter is chimera ( i.e. a thing which is hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve ).

Balancing Wantlessness and Materialism 

Thus , one must maintain a balance between wantlessness and materialism . Aristotle's Golden Mean and Buddha's Middle Path is solution between the two extremes. It is not possible to live a life without any want because it is considered that Roti , Kapda and Makan ( cloth , food and shelter) are basic needs of a human being, and which must be met . But having much more than the basic needs and snatching others' needs is a greed for materialism which should be abhorred in all ways. To illustrate, Shyam earns about Rs. 5lakh per month for his works in a mining company,. But it has been found that the company's mining activities have been detrimental to the environment and the tribal inhabitants. Thus, it is apt and appropriate to think of a middle path to make a balance between comapany's earning and environmental sustainability by cutting down on profits and doing an efficient benefit sharing. 

                    In Jainism , " aparigraha" is the virtue of non- possessiveness, non- grasping, or non-greediness. In short, it refers to detachment from worldly possessions, along with the overcoming of inner vices that contribute to uncontrolled desires. This principle promotes selfnessness , generosity , and philantrophy. Jains believe that attachment and delusion (moh) is the leading cause  of harmful elements that inhibits spiritual advancement. To approach this state of wantlessness one must discipline his/her bodily existence, by understanding the temporary nature of satisfaction one gets from, the growing wants beyond thier necessities. Then one will not be a slave to his wants. Then society will not have to generate more and more goods and scarcity of resources can be tackled .

                      It is usually said , " A man can leave everything behind but his desire for materials stays even after death." Human society lacks virtue and values. Materialism must not be blindly followed, it should have some anticlines and synclines consisting of right , good and fair wants, and desires and motives. ONE should not harm others to have comfort . One should think according to their strength and resources.