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Dharma-Marga ( Acara-Samhita)
Forty Five
Non-possession
1. Even if this whole world full of wealth is given to a man, he will not be contented, for it is very difficult to satisfy the desires of an avaricious man.
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2. Wealth, movable and immovable possessions, garnerage and other domestic articles cannot relieve a person from bondage caused by one's own karmas.
Utta. Sū. 8.16
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3. One should reflect thus, "One day I have to abandon all the wealth and property, treasures and fortunes, relatives and friends and even this body and to depart from this world."
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Utta. Sū. 6.6
4. A person who knows that wealth and relatives are incapable of protecting him and that life is ephemeral, liberates himself from the karmic bondage.
Su. Kr. Su. 1.1.5
Utta. Sū. 19.17
5. A noble house-holder is one who does not buy valuable goods on much below their cost price, does not take possession of lost properties and remains satisfied by earning reasonable profits.
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Dvā. A. 335
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