The Bhagavad Gita

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This is about desiring or longing for that which goes far beyond what is needed. In some cases this is simply the desire for more of anything. What is 'greedy' may be culturally influenced. Less than greed: for one it is having enough to eat, whereas for another it may include health coverage and plenty of utilities within a fine home or two. Greed then, may be wanting an 8th pair of shoes, or another mate, or another crown, or a second car, or a small nation, or more territory for a state or nation. Such greed, Krishna tells Arjuna before the battle, is undivine and can be a source of much trouble for humanity. He makes this clear in Chapter 16.