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Showing posts with label Greed. Show all posts
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Saturday, 19 December 2020

Greed

O King! 

  1. This greed is the greatest enemy of a man, residing in his own body; 
  2. this greed is the root of all evils, of all sins. Life is in danger due to this covetousness. 
  3. It is due to this greed that quarrels ensue amongst the several castes, the Brâhmins, etc., and that the human beings are very much troubled with thirst after worldly enjoyments. 
  4. This greed makes a man forsake all his religious rites and long existing customs and observances of his family; and it is due to this avarice of gold that men kill their fathers, mothers, brothers, friends, Gurus, sons, acquaintances, sisters, and sisters-in-law and others. Really when a man is bent on avarice, nothing heinous remains to him that cannot be done by him. 
  5. This greed is a more powerful enemy than anger, lust and egoism. 


Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Greed

 21. Greed is very sinful; who is there that cannot be bought over by love of gold? and what vicious act can there be, that cannot be done when actuated by covetousness?  

22. A greedy man does not hesitate to kill his father, mother, spiritual guide, friends and others. There is no doubt in this.  

23. It is the inordinate love of worldly things that makes a man eat what is held unclean in society, that makes a man approach a woman who is unapproachable, and it is greed that makes a man discard his own religion and become an apostate. 

https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk03ch15.htm

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