Science of Money

SR No.: 007557
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 57
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 266 KB

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Science of Money
Science of Money
The debt is not about money in this world. It is the debt of previous life's attachment and abhorrence. If it was money that was the real debt, then would I not tell you, 'Pay off the debt in full otherwise you will not be set free'. Instead I tell you to settle your debts with people, with equanimity; settle all matters with equanimity, even if it means that you have to pay the other person in order to do so. Having done so, ask the other person if he is happy with the settlement, and if he says he is, then the matter has been settled with equanimity.
Wherever you have indulged attachment and abhorrence, these attachments and abhorrence will meet you again. You will have to settle these accounts by all means. This entire life is meant for settling all your accounts. Everything from birth to death in this life is mandatory.
A creditor kept harassing one man. That man who was being harassed came to me and told me that the collector would shout a lot of abuse at him. I told the man that he should call me the next time the collector called on him. The man sent his young son to call me when the collector came to his house. I went to his house and sat outside listening to the collector. He was calling the man all kinds of names. I then entered the home and asked the collector if he was the collector and he replied that he was. I told him that he and the other man had a contract between them; the man was going to return the money and he was going to accept it, but the abuse he was hurling at the man was not part of the contract. It was an extra item. This extra item had a price. I told him that he would be charged forty rupees for every abusive sentence he uttered. The contract did not include the provision for abuse, and he was breaking the contract. When we say it like this, they will be sure to behave and not become abusive. I say things with such intensity that the other person will stop swearing and cursing and
straighten up. This is for his benefit. (163)
If a person does not return the two hundred and fifty dollars you had given him, and that money is gone, whose fault is it? The fault is yours. The fault is of the sufferer! You will be able to practice true religion through this knowledge, and you will stop blaming others, and your kashayas (anger, pride, attachment and greed) will come to an end. That is why the sentence 'Fault is of the sufferer', is capable of liberating you completely. This sentence has come forth exactly. (164)
Questioner: Before this Gnan manifested within you, you must have been prepared and ready.
Dadashri: Nothing of the sort! I did not know anything and that is why I failed my metric examination. One thing I did notice was that my strength of character was very high but even then I committed dishonest acts. I used to go with other boys to eat berries, which grew in people's farms. Is that not stealing when you take the mangos and fruits from other people's trees? When I was young I used to go with other boys to eat mangos. I too used to eat the mangos, but I would not take any home with me. All I know is that my character was noble.
From the time I started doing business, I do not recall that I have ever thought about my self and the business. For me the business ran on it's own. But if you were to come to me, I would inquire after your business, I would ask whether you have any problems in your business. I would help you with your problems. If some other person were to come to me, I would ask him the same. So I was always involved in other people's problems. This is what I had done all my life. I have not done any business at all, except I do know how to do everything. If a person were having problems and getting confused with no solution even after several