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material thing. What is he going to do with things? The intense greed( lalacha) is for what is derived from such things.
Questioner: Is it not the same for a greedy( lobhi) person?
Dadashri: A greedy person is better because he has greed for only certain things. He does not worry about anything else. Sometimes he does not even care about women or other things. The only problem he has is with his greed( lobh).
Questioner: Which is worse, greed or intense greed?
Dadashri: Intense greed( lalacha)! A person with intense greed will not get the opportunity for liberation. Straight people do not have any such difficulties. The life of a person with intense greed( lalacha) will remain full of insults and difficulties.
Questioner: But does he feel hurt by the insults?
Dadashri: If that were the case, his inclination towards intense greed( lalacha) would subside. A person with too much intense greed( lalacha) is openly shameless( naffat).
Questioner: So the one who has pride( maan) and wants respect, does not care about intense greed( lalacha)?
Dadashri: The one who is concerned about his pride and status is not likely to give into other weaknesses. This is because he is afraid of being insulted.
Questioner: But what if intense greed for pride enters into it?
Dadashri: Yes, that intense greed is there too. That is the intense greed( lalacha)! We call that beggary( bheekh) for respect( maan).
Questioner: But can a greedy( lobhi) person also be a( lalachu)( one with intense greed)?
Dadashri: No, there is a big difference between the two.