Greed never allows you to think you have enough; it always destroys you by making you strive ever harder for more.
BENJAMIN BLECH
BENJAMIN BLECH
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Electrical fire and the fire of greed kindle economies. In that flux, nations become digitized commodities on stock-exchange floors and on investors’ rating screens. A country becomes a product to be rated for its obedience to paying of deficits and debts.
B. W. PoweB. W. Powe To act without rapacity, to use knowledge with wisdom, to respect interdependence, to operate without hubris and greed are not simply moral imperatives. They are an accurate scientific description of the means of survival.
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BodhidharmaBodhidharma Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.
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