The Greeks told a story about a coveting man. Zeus, the head of the Greek gods, came to this man and offered him anything in the world, absolutely anything. The man thought a long time about the offer, and couldn't stand the thought of his neighbor having more than he had. Finally, it came to him, and he made a strange request. Okay,make me blind in just one of my eyes.
Some Eastern religions seek a goal of non-desire.
Buddhism, for example, teaches that desire is at the root of all suffering, so it seek to put an end to desire. Judaism and Christianity, thought, take a very different position. We believe that God has provided us with a universe full of good things, and that God intended us to enjoy and to benefit from these gifts. As a result, we are constantly required to make decisions. It might be easier to rule out all desires than to regulate them.