Can desires hinder our relationship with God?

To build a beautiful relationship with God, we must desire God. We must have such deep love and longing for God, that ultimately we realize God, we become one with God. As long as we have desires for this material world, we are creating a shadow over the reality of God. If we want to overcome the desires of the material world, if we want to realize God, we must start with what is called self-realization. When we discover we are not the body, mind, ego, we are the Divine Soul, and every Soul in this world is none other than SIP, the Supreme Immortal Power, God, then we can love all as God. We can desire God as God is SIP, the Supreme Immortal Power manifesting as everybody in this world. This is the best way to build a connection with God.