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Science of Money
Science of Money
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forget his greed; he is thinking if I leave now and if that other person also leaves, I will go with him in his car so I can save five rupees. Other people forget everything; they don't even think about saving money in fares. They become entranced in the satsang but the greedy one will not forget anything; that is called not being colored. Do you understand? Have you not heard people say 'I am completely colored in the colors of Dada'? The greedy person will never be colored with Dada, no matter how much you dip him in colors. (324)
A person may feel like donating some money but it is the tuber of greed that will not let him do so.
Questioner: Sometimes the circumstances are such that a person wants to give and yet he is not able to.
Dadashri: That is a different matter altogether. In those situations you have the awareness of the circumstances. But it is not like that. You will be able to give once you make the decision to do so.
one's body, mind and wealth, he develops a fever by thinking, 'Why do they write such things?' (328)
There are definitely two ways to break greed. One is when a Gnani Purush breaks it through the power of his speech. And the other is a heavy financial loss. When this happens a greedy person will say, 'I am not going to do anything anymore. I will make do with what I have.' I have to tell so many people that their greed will only break when they will incur a financial loss and not otherwise. Their greed will not break even by what I say: such is the intensity of this tuber.
Heavy losses have broken the tuber of greed in people. A better way is through the instructions, Agnas of the Gnani. But who can improve and help the one who is not ready to abide by a Gnani's instructions? (333)
The tuber of greed will dissolve only if one remains in this satsang, because unless one comes into satsang, he will not even be aware of his greed. If a person stays in the environment of satsang, he can see purity taking hold in the relative self, Chandulal. In satsang this happens because the Self remains separate. We can observe everything unperturbed, and that is why we are able to see all our faults. By not being in the satsang we become the tuber and it is impossible to see any faults. That is why Krupadudev has said: 'If I cannot see my own faults, then what other solution is there?' (334)
Our lives should be spent for the benefit of others. Just as this candle. Does it burn for it's own light? Does it not burn for others? Does it not burn for the benefit of others? In the same way if people were to live for the benefit of others, there is an automatic gain for them in it. Death is inevitable regardless of whether you do for others or not, so why not do for others, because
Questioner: Yes but despite having the money, one does not give.
Dadashri: A person will not be able to give even if he has the money. He is simply not able to. His greed will not allow him to give. If his greed breaks then he will be liberated. It is not that
easy.
Questioner: But every one has the ability to give a certain amount!
Dadashri: No, it is not so, because of greed. A person with greed may have a million but he will find it extremely difficult to part with even four pennies. He will become ill. And when he reads in the scriptures that one should serve a Gnani Purush with
| SR No. | 007557 |
| Book Title | Science of Money |
| 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 |