Text 22] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
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considered greedy, the greed is to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, and therefore these are spiritual activities.
TEXT 22
असङ्कृत्याज्ञयेत् कामं क्रोधं कामविवर्जनात् । अर्थानर्थेक्षया लोभं भयं तत्त्वावमर्शनात् ॥२२॥
asaṅkalpāj jayet kāmaṁ krodhaṁ kāma-vivarjanāt arthānarthekṣayā lobhaṁ bhayaṁ tattvāvamarśanāt
asaṅkalpāt —by determination;  jayet —one should conquer;  kāmam —lusty desire;  krodham —anger;  kāma-vivarjanāt —by giving up the objective of sense desire;  artha —accumulation of wealth;  anartha —a cause of trouble;  ikṣayā —by considering;  lobham —greed;  bhayam —fear;  tattva —the truth;  avamarśanāt —by considering.
TRANSLATION
By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one should conquer anger, by discussing the disadvantages of accumulating wealth one should give up greed, and by discussing the truth one should give up fear.
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura has suggested how one can conquer lusty desires for sense gratification. One cannot give up thinking of women, for thinking in this way is natural; even while walking on the street, one will see so many women. However, if one is determined not to live with a woman, even while seeing a woman he will not become lusty. If one is determined not to have sex, he can automatically conquer lusty desires. The example given in this regard is that even if one is hungry, if on a particular day he is determined to observe fasting, he can naturally conquer the disturbances of hunger and thirst. If one is determined not