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DISCOURSE 79
The farmer smiled and said, "Sir, I do not worry about the days to come; I leave it to God. My future is God's concern, not mine, I do not think even of to-morrow".
The farmer went away. On hearing the words of the farmer, Jatashankar was lost in deep thought. When he came up from the deep waters of thoughtfulness, he found that his worries and agitations had been washed away. He had undergone a seachange; a change that seemed to be rich and strange. He found that he had been freed from his worries and anxieties regarding his children and grand-children.
IMMORALITY IS ON THE INCREASE
Now-a-days, immorality, injustice and dishonesty have been on the increase in the endeavours of people to acquire more and more wealth. Crimes like cheating, smuggling and thefts are on the increase. Some people are carrying on illegal business with immunity and without any sense of shame. Of course, some people because of the efficacy of their punyakarma amass enormous wealth by foul methods but those people are so full of fears and anxieties that
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they cannot sleep peacefully, they cannot eat their food peacefully, they suffer a heart-attack or cerebral haemorrhage
Moreover, they have to go to jails sooner or later; and they may also lose their wealth. People outwardly praise and flatter those that are amassing lots of wealth. They flatter them only to achieve their selfish ends. Later, those very flatterers calumniate them in their absence.
Can you discard your desire to amass wealth by foul methods ? Make a strong determination and free yourselves from that dereadful thirst. Of course, you have to earn money to support yourself and your family but if your desire to become affluent blinds you and entangles you in the endless endeavours to acquire wealth, then, you will not be able to carry out spiri
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| SR No. | 006516 |
| Book Title | Way of Life Part 4 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bhadraguptasuri |
| Publisher | Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana |
| Publication Year | 1986 |
| Total Pages | 430 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & Religion |
| File Size | 17 MB |