The Ramayan states: jimi pratilābha lobha adhikāī ‘If you satisfy desire, it results in greed.’ The Shreemad Bhagavatam states: yat pṛithivyāṁ vrīhi-yavaṁ hiraṇyaṁ paśhavaḥ striyaḥ na duhyanti manaḥ-prītiṁ puṁsaḥ kāma-hatasya te (9.19.13) ‘If one person was to get all the wealth, luxuries, and sensual objects in the world, that person’s desire would still not be satiated. Hence, knowing it to be the cause of misery, an intelligent person should renounce desire.’
