Greed is the English name of the fourth obstacle and called a domesticated dog because of it being an inward thing controlled by ourselves. The friendliness and laziness of a big wolfhound is just the outward cover of a viscous animal able to rip apart anything it wants to. Greed can eat us, hurt us and mangle our world if let out of control, like any animal. In a Norse world it is a very common thing to go hunting and to watch the mayhem and destruction that something so innocuous a domesticated dog can do. Greed is wanting too much.

Lesson #3

Willow Retreats

 

Striving for Happiness in a chaotic world

The 1.5 hour lesson divides into time frames

 

5 min       socialization

· 2 min late

 

5 min       introduction

· Greed & Gluttony

· Why a big domesticated dog

 

10 min      

·  Walking meditation

· centering and calming ourselves away from temptation

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10 min     greed game

 

· Ask them to look around, feel comfortable adjust yourself in your chair, make your chair yours

· make them all change chairs

· How does it feel to sit in different chair

· How do you feel about some sitting in your chair

 

20 min     Group discussion

 

· Discuss feelings about others using your stuff

· Discuss the changes as you have matured

· what is our biggest temptation to greed

· What is the latest greed you overcame and how

 

5 min       concept development

· Gluttony in action

· Visualize what you would most like to have if no one is watching and think about how much would you indulge in  a one time thing nobody watching

 

20 min     discussion

· how far we would go

· can gluttony  be good

· overcoming  gluttony

· Battling gluttony. in others

 

 

10 min     feast

 

Third  hand out

 

· Norse larder and spices

· Culture differences

·  New World versus old world food

· Favorite meat

· Spices

· How many dishes do we want

 

 

5 min of departing

 

 

 

 

 

 

How does greed & gluttony effect our lives?

 

How does others greed & gluttony effects us?

 

Is greed & gluttony ever good?

 

How do fight greed & gluttony in the world?

 

Who do we fight or walk past greed & gluttony within ourselves?

 

Can we live without greed& gluttony ?

Questions we consider in our attempt to overcome obstacles to the hall of the elect.

The second wolfhound is called Freke which translates as gluttony. Again it is a domesticated dog because of it being an inward thing controlled by ourselves. Gluttony can eat us, hurt us and mangle our world if let out of control just as greed can.   If you have never watched a big wolfhound gobble and wolf down food until it pukes it all back up, you truly haven’t seen one of the most wondrous sights of gluttony this world has to offer. Gluttony is taking too much.