I think the discussion is perhaps obscuring the meaning of the concept of Ta h which seems more like the impulse towards an object rather than desire itself Without desire we would not eat or drink and thus cease to be without desire as the Dalai Lama has said there would be no idea of a path or anyone trying to follow one more abstract notions of there being no path aside Ta h is therefore it s own thing without specific translation in this context but which we all struggle with every moment That impulse to obtain or avoid which occurs and which is attempted to be fulfilled blindly by those remaining in delusion So although Ta h is linked with desire it is not desire nor the object of any desire it is that momentary impulse that drives us towards a desire If we then form our intention around that desire we make ourselves vulnerable to frustration and anxiety If on the other hand we form intention based upon none of these things and Ta h is acknowledged but not acted upon then we are less vulnerable