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with greed (lobh). At least a greedy person will not let swindlers
or con artists starve. Who will make the swindlers go hungry?
Everyone except a man with greed (lobh). A person’s greed is
food for the con artist.
Questioner: Then what is the difference between a
greedy man (lobhi) and a man with intense greed (lalacha)?
Dadashri: A man with intense greed (lalacha) will be
tempted by anything that promises pleasure whereas a greedy
man is greedy about only one thing, for example, his greed
maybe only for money. He will have greed for anything that will
help him get money. Whereas a man with intense greed
(lalacha) will go after whatever he can. He will go for anything
that will give him pleasure. When such a man gets upset, he will
throw a tantrum (tragu). He will try to get what he wants by
scaring people; he will make statements like, ‘I will kill myself.
I will commit suicide.’
Questioner: What kind of intense greed (lalacha) does
he have that he would do that?
Dadashri: He wants pleasure out of something and when
he is denied that pleasure, he throws tantrums like, ‘I will do
this…I will commit suicide.’
Questioner: Usually the intense greed is for sex, is it not?
Dadashri: For sex as well as everything else.
Questioner: So does that include other things like pride
or the need to be worshipped and respected, etc.?
Dadashri: Yes, that too. He will do the same if he is
denied alcohol.
Questioner: Is the intense greed lalacha for the material
thing itself or is it for the pleasure derived from those material
things?
Dadashri: It is all about pleasure; it is not for the actual