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Questioner: But can he not progress if his intense greed
(lalacha) goes away or is overcome?
Dadashri: But alas! The lalacha does not go away. It
takes a long time to get rid of intense greed (lalacha).
Questioner: What is the difference between an avaricious
person (lalachu) and the one who proceeds according to his
will and intellect (swachhandi)?
Dadashri: There is no problem with being swachhandi
but there is a big problem with being a lalachu.
Questioner: What is the difference between atkan
(intense inner obstruction) that impedes one’s spiritual progress
and intense greed (lalacha)?
Dadashri: Atkan is a different thing. It is possible to get
rid of atkan; everyone has intense inner obstacle (atkan) for
sure, but it can be removed. There are many who have atkan
and yet they are also able to abide by ‘our’ Agnas. Atkan is not
the problem. But an avaricious person (lalachu) will not be able
to follow ‘our’ Agnas because when he is faced with situations
that create lalacha within him, he becomes deluded. He will not
be able to maintain awareness.
The tubers of intense greed (lalacha)
Questioner: Is a person born with intense greed
(lalacha) or does it arise through mixing in the wrong company?
Dadashri: One is born with tubers of intense greed
(lalacha).
Questioner: So is the intense greed lalacha from this life
or is it from the previous one?
Dadashri: It is from one’s previous life but in this life he
becomes deluded. If he did not become deluded at the critical
times, then the lalacha can depart. But it is not possible for him
to not fall under delusion.