Lobh

Lobh. That means, "greed, possessiveness, covetousness".

When we feel separate from All That Is, we have cravings for fulfillment. At its most basic, lobh manifests as our cravings for food and sleep, shelter and clothing - all of which are necessary for our survival, and so emanations of the first chakra (Muladhara).

Lobh, however, is when we confuse our sense of fulfillment with basic material survival. Which means, after we have the basic needs, we still feel empty. Because we all know how to obtain our basic needs - food, sleep, shelter, clothing - its when we seek to acquire more then we need that we are working from a place of greed.

In our society today we often hear, "money doesnt buy happiness", which is true. It does bring security, but when we feel paniciky about not having enough, that is when we begin to feel desperate or lost and should realize that greed is just around the corner.

Lobh comes from insecurity, and insecurity from mis-identifiction of our higher self. When we do not believe in our higher self, we do not believe in providence. Consider how pointless greed or worry; for example, you can acquire vast amounts of material wealth, yet when you die, it stays behind. Sadly, such vast amounts are fought over by our family, so that greed becomes inherited.

So it is that lodh should be used positively, as an asset to our spiritual growth. We do this by becoming greedy for the wisdom of our higher self, for spiritual knowledge, and for love.

Om Peace!