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Mahatma Gandhi: Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed

5. July 2011 by Leave a Comment

The Decline of Monasticism due to greed, exploitation, and subsequent self-destruction, Alonso Rodriguez, 1573, oil on canvas, Museo de la Academia de San Fernando, Madrid (click to enlarge)

Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.15.16 — One who is content and satisfied and who links his activities with the Supreme Personality of Godhead residing in everyone’s heart enjoys transcendental happiness without endeavoring for his livelihood. Where is such happiness for a materialistic man who is impelled by lust and greed and who therefore wanders in all directions with a desire to accumulate wealth?
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