Overcoming

GREED

OVERCOMING GREED

PROBLEMS

CAUSES

SOLUTIONS

APPLICATIONS

Definition

Quotes

Symptoms & Consequences

PROBLEMS

GREED~ excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves

PROBLEMS Definition :

Although GOLD DUST is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision – HSI TANG

When it is a question of money, everyone is of the same religion –VOLTAIRE

God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones – PUBILIUS SYRUS

PROBLEMS Quotes :

Too many people miss the silver lining because they are expecting gold – MAURICE SELTER

GREED is potential, LUST is an active outburst – SRILA PRABHUPADA

WANT is a growing giant whom the coat of HAVE was never large enough to cover – RALPH WALDO EMERSON

PROBLEMS Quotes :

PhysiologicalFinancialCorporateSocialFamilialEmotionalPoliticalEcological

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

1. Physiological

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

Death

Meat EatingDesire

Disease

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

Dishonesty

GamblingContempt

Crime

2. Financial

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

3. Corporate

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

Economic Breakdown

Scamming

Loss of Public faith

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

Insecurity

Crimes

Unrest

4. Social

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

Social Insecurity

Divorce

Neglect

Personality Disorders

5. Familial

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

Stress

Dissatisfaction

Suicide

6. 6. EmotionalEmotional

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

Failure of Democracy

Corruption

Political Uncertainty

7. 7. PoliticalPolitical

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

Symptoms & ConsequencesPROBLEMS

PROBLEMSSymptoms & Consequences

8. 8. EcologicalEcological

Malnutrition 6m deaths / yr

Smoking 3m deaths / yr

Cooking fires 4m child deaths / yr

Skin Cancer 10,000 deaths / yr

Chemical exposure 1m deaths / yr

Radon 16,000 deaths / yr

SYMPTOMS CONSEQUENCES

Water & Air Pollution 2000 children below 5 yrs of age die / hour

Origin Origin

DynamicsDynamics

CAUSES

1.1. Mode of Mode of Passion:Passion:

CAUSES

Origin :

sattvät saïjäyate jïänaàrajaso lobha eva ca

pramäda-mohau tamaso

bhavato 'jïänam eva caBG: 14.17BG: 14.17

hådi kämo bhruvaù krodho

lobhaç cädhara-dacchadät

äsyäd väk sindhavo meòhrän

niråtiù päyor aghäçrayaù

SB: 3.12.26SB: 3.12.26

2.2.Lips of Lips of Brahma:Brahma:

1.1. Enjoyment AttitudeEnjoyment Attitude – – I want to satisfy my I want to satisfy my desire.desire.

2.2. Egocentric AttitudeEgocentric Attitude - - I can fulfill my desireI can fulfill my desire

3.3. Hankering AttitudeHankering Attitude – – I want to satisfy my I want to satisfy my desires more desires more

CAUSES Dynamics :Dynamics :

kämasyäntaà hi kñut-tåòbhyäàkrodhasyaitat phalodayät

jano yäti na lobhasyajitvä bhuktvä diço bhuvaù

SB 7.15.20SB 7.15.20

ControlControl – – DesiresDesires

by discussing by discussing disadvantages of disadvantages of accumulating wealth accumulating wealth

SOLUTION

paëòitä bahavo räjanbahu-jïäù saàçaya-cchidaù

sadasas patayo 'py ekeasantoñät patanty adhaù

SB 7.15.21SB 7.15.21

asaìkalpäj jayet kämaàkrodhaà käma-vivarjanätarthänarthekñayä lobhaàbhayaà tattvävamarçanät

SB 7.15.22SB 7.15.22

ConquerConquer – – DissatisfactionDissatisfaction by analyzing the by analyzing the effects of effects of dissatisfactiondissatisfaction

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Easy TipsEasy TipsTo overcome To overcome

GREEDGREED

APPLICATION

1.1.SServe otherserve others

2.2. AAvoid meat-eatingvoid meat-eating

3.3. TTrain mind in satisfaction rain mind in satisfaction

4.4. IInsulate intelligence with nsulate intelligence with knowledge knowledge

5.5. SSpiritualize desirespiritualize desires

6.6. FFeast on Krishna prasadameast on Krishna prasadam

7.7. YYield to God’s willield to God’s will

APPLICATION 7 Easy Tips 7 Easy Tips

to overcome to overcome GREEDGREED

yourselfyourself

by by

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