If anger is thus the thought storm arising in our mind at
the disappointment of a desire, greed is the erosion of our mental strength and
inner peace when desires are more and more satiated.
Greed is a sense of dissatisfaction constantly pursuing and
poisoning the sense of satisfaction that we have already experienced. In an
undisciplined man, there can be no satisfaction at any time; even when his
desires are satisfied he is still unhappy, because his appetite for enjoyment
is thereby sharpened and he hungers for more; if the desires are throttled, the
disappointment brings into him anger, and he suffers the consequent
wretchedness.
Ego is just a bundle of thoughts consisting of the memories
of the past and hopes and expectations for the future.
Once an individual refuses to recognize any divine presence
of Truth, embracing and underlying life, he will thereafter function in life as
a self-centered, selfish entity, endlessly striving to eke out his own personal
satisfaction from the material world. Seeking complete fulfillment in the
gratification of his sensual urges, he strives hard and yet discovers only
carping disappointment, a burning hunger and a sense of defeat in life.
Be openly happy in the joy of others. Be sincerely
sympathetic in others sorrows.
Disappointment can come only to those who make appointments
with the future.
Children are not vessels to be filled, but lamps to be lit.
The Principle is simple - You can never solve a problem as
long as you are in the problem. Get out of it!
Swami Chinmayananda