If you have the desire to work out, is it greedy? If you want to get stronger and gain more muscle, are you being greedy?
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No.If you have the desire to work out, is it greedy? If you want to get stronger and gain more muscle, are you being greedy?
Yes, I agree. My advice would be to learn to pay attention to the thought patterns that arise when you think about things, working out or anything else.I always find the answer to such questions lies in the immediate mental reaction inside
I think getting rid of the 5 Vices is the highest of all states. and when you are in that state you will be drawn to those in that state. So if you get married, you will not need to admit any sort of lust because the other will not have any desire to hear it. (If you are not then you could lie or try and bring them out of their five vices) It's only those who are still trapped in 5 Vices that need to hear those things, that want approval. Those who are free need no such approval.For example, if you are on the breadline, and go to a job interview, this is possibly the wrong time to view your fellow applicants with love and a desire to assist, although, yes Guru Nanak probably would have, but, we are not gurus, we are men. A small measure of ego, pride, and greed would probably not go amiss in assistance for securing paid employment. Similarly in a marriage, I think we would all be hard pressed not to admit to some lust for our wives, however to have lust for anothers wife would be hugely wrong.