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sometime in future) whereas the person with lalacha does not
have a ‘safe-side’. I have seen this in many places.
A person with greed, most of the time will not be able to
abide by the Gnani’s Agnas, although at times he will be able to.
A person with intense greed (lalacha) will not be able to follow
the Agnas at all. This is the difference between a greedy person
and a covetous (lalachu) one. A lalachu commits spiritual
suicide; he is constantly killing the self.
The craving for pleasure from every which
way
Questioner: What other things are included in this
lalacha (gluttonous greed for pleasure)?
Dadashri: Everything falls into it.
Questioner: Yes, but what type of greed is included in it?
Dadashri: Greed for all kinds of pleasure. Nothing is left
out!
Questioner: Please, explain it to us with some examples.
Dadashri: Everyone understands this. Would anyone
have lalacha for getting beaten? Would anyone have any
lalacha for verbal abuse? Can people not understand what kind
of lalacha there is? It is lalacha of ‘let me enjoy this, let me
enjoy that; let me enjoy everything’; that verily is lalacha (the
insatiable greed).
Questioner: But on what basis is such lalacha maintained
and sustained?
Dadashri: On the basis of enjoying pleasure. Such a
person wants to experience pleasure from whatever and
whichever source available. There is no meaningful goal in life.
Such a person does not care for public recognition or respect
and is impervious to defamation and insults. He runs after
pleasure in a shameless manner. There is no respect for any man
made laws or discipline.