A The knower of the Self has no desires or expectations.

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That line is basically straight out of the Upanishads / Bhagavad Gita vibe — and it’s pointing to a real idea in Advaita and Yoga philosophy:

If you truly know the Self (Ātman), you stop feeling like you’re incomplete.

What it means

Desires and expectations usually come from a sense of lack:

• “I need this to be okay.”

• “I need that to feel whole.”

• “Life should go my way.”

But in Self-knowledge, the core insight is:

“I am already complete. I am not the passing mind, body, or emotions.”

So the inner hunger relaxes.

Important nuance (people misunderstand this)

It doesn’t mean the knower becomes:

• lazy

• emotionless

• indifferent

• uncaring

A Self-realized person can still:

• eat when hungry

• work

• love

• help others

• plan practical things

The difference is the attachment.

They act, but without the mental grip of:

• “I must win.”

• “This must happen.”

• “If this fails, I’m broken.”

A clean way to say it

A knower of the Self may still have preferences, but not dependence.

• Desire = “I need this to be whole.”

• Preference = “This is nice, but I’m okay either way.”

The real test

Not “Do you want anything?”
But:

“If it doesn’t happen, do you suffer inside?”

That’s where the teaching is aiming.

If you want, I can connect this to a specific verse (like Bhagavad Gita 2.55–2.57) in a simple way.