What you already have is not enough, you need more of it, and then it will be enough.
A compulsion to act on that. A strong energy of desire, which unsettles the mind and pushes you away from the moment and into semi-involuntary, semi-unconscious, ego-identified scheming to acquire what you feel is lacking.
okay yea I agree with that. this rhymes with Stoic and Buddhist concepts (at the least, probably almost all contemplative traditions) that resonate with me.
in this formulation, someone who understands greed in that way would want to **teach** a greedy person, not fight them. and complaining about them makes no sense unless you yourself are also greedy.
centering "greed" in emotion land makes it a target of compassion rather than conflict.
Indeed!
