Alas! How terrible it is that we are resolved to commit such a great sin, driven by greed for royal pleasures, bent on slaying our own kin.
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
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Threefold is the gate of this hell that destroys the soul — desire, anger, and greed. Therefore one should abandon these three.
As soon as the desire for one thing is satisfied, the urge for another follows. Every time man thinks that he will not ask for anything more if he gets this particular object. But he starts wanting something else as soon as the earlier want is satisfied. This chain will never end and you will remain involved in this vast material world.
Farid, greed and love cannot coexist; greed destroys love. How long can someone stay under a leaky roof in the rain?
This is not self-denial and detachment of the spirit, but rather spiritual greed.