Goals, Aspirations & Desire

From Oxford Dictionary 

• Goal : The object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result:he achieved his goal of becoming King of EnglandThe destination of a journey:the aircraft bumped towards our goal some 400 miles to the west literary A point marking the end of a race.
  Aspiration : (usually aspirations) A hope or ambition of achieving something:the needs and aspirations of the people
  

  
  

  
  

  Desire : A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen:

  
  

  Now lets try & compare it with a spiritual perspective :

  
  

  Goal is a state we want to achieve and we are working towards it, a journey to a defined destination, a plan to support it. ( Goal to complete reading the BG this year. For goals at work we have KPI's ( Key Performance Indicators) and for Spiritual goals we have different KPI's (Krishna's Powerful Instructions) )
  
  

  Aspiration is more like a want, not always supported with a plan ( I must read the BG and then not attending classes ) . I want to have/ I would like to....
  
  

  Desire is an aspiration where we have a strong attachment and when not fulfilled causes anger. When fulfilled , gives birth to another desire. (I desire to read the BG, but if I cant attend a session I get depressed and angry as my desire not fulfilled.)

  
  A related copy paste from FB :
  
  

  Expectations lead to sadness, yet goals are also expectations. I am confused. Please clarify.
  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
  Goals are needed.
  Set some goal and keep moving in that direction. An aimless life will lead to depression. But when you have a goal, ‘I have to do this. I have to learn this. I have to do this service', then that aim will move life in the right direction.
  Expectations reduced joy. You must understand that I don’t mean that you should never expect. Expecting is part of life. We simply need to know, surprises give us more joy.