Aptavani-9 229
Gluttonous greed for pleasure makes one miss the goal of liberation
If you show a piece of poori( fried Indian flat bread) to a dog, he will forget his entire family. He will forget everyone, his puppies, his territory where he lives, the general vicinity of his residence and he will stray far away from his location. He wags his tail from lalacha for a single poori! I am a strong opponent of such lalacha( addictive avarice). I am amazed when I see this in people, what kind of greed! It is open poison! One should eat what comes in front, but such addictive greed must not exist.
Questioner: One’ s needs are satisfied without having to resort to such covetousness.
Dadashri: Therefore, the trouble is for only the covetous people. Otherwise everything is available right at home. I do not have any desire for anything and yet I get everything. There is no desire for anything let alone any avarice.
Questioner: What is the difference between avarice and desire?
Dadashri: Everyone is free to harbor desire, of any kind. There is no problem in having desire, but there is with avarice( lalacha). If you dangle a piece of bread in front of a dog, he will run from anywhere to anywhere because a gluttonous greed has taken hold.
Questioner: So with such addictive avarice one loses sense of what is right and what is wrong?
Dadashri: Insatiable avarice( gluttonous greed; lalacha), it gives you the right to label a man as an animal! It is an animal roaming around in the human form.
Questioner: What are the consequences if we perform religious activities in a gluttonous greed for prestige and fame?