Text 22] _—_Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 219
considered greedy, the greed is to satisfy Krsna, and therefore these are
spiritual activities.
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TEXT 22
FATT HI BM Hr Bras |
malate shh ad serargarg (22
asankalpdj jayet kamarh
krodham kama-vivarjanat
arthdnartheksaya lobham
bhayam tattvavamarsanat

asankalpat—by determination; jayet—one should conquer;
kamam—lusty desire; krodham—anger; kdma-vivarjanat—by giving
up the objective of sense desire; artha—accumulation of wealth;
anartha—a cause of trouble; iksaya—by considering; lobham—greed;
bhayam—fear; tattva—the truth; avamarsanat—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 ac-
cumulating wealth one should give up greed, and by discussing the
truth one should give up fear.

PURPORT

Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has suggested how one can con-
quer 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
