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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.
Krishna
HinduTeachingGreedAngerSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 16.21

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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.

Author
Krishna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16
Verse / page
BG.16.21
Topics
GreedAngerDesire

Same theme, different voices

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.
Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingGreedDesire
Stream of Thoughts 162
Farid, greed and love cannot coexist; greed destroys love. How long can someone stay under a leaky roof in the rain?
Sheikh Farid Ji
SufiTeachingGreedLonging
Sheikh Farid's Couplets in English, p. 13
This is not self-denial and detachment of the spirit, but rather spiritual greed.
St. John of the Cross
ChristianTeachingGreedNon Attachment
Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 140