The ultimate purpose of religion is God realization, he says. We don't want it completely but we do want to be sincere in our seeking for the Lord and his word. "When I don't want finite things, I want the infinite," Bhagavad Ghandi writes.
"Do not pray for the fulfillment of your wishes, for they may not accord with the will of God. But pray as you have been taught, saying: Thy will be done in me (cf. Luke 22:42). Always entreat Him in this way - that His will be done. For He desires what is good and profitable for you, whereas you do not always ask for this." - Evagrius Ponticus.
Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Evagrius's teachings on prayer.