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Science of Money
For charity of knowledge, you may print books that will guide people on a good path and bring salvation for them. When you give such knowledge, you will reincarnate in a higher life form or you may even go to moksha, attain liberation.
The Lord has placed emphasis on the charity of knowledge, and where no money is required He has talked about abhayadaan, freedom from all fear. Where there is a transaction of money, He has talked about charity of knowledge and where a person does not have a lot of money; He has talked about charity of food and medicine. (352)
The fourth is abhayadaan; this is where your conduct will not cause any living being to feel any fear (352)
Questioner: In this day and age, a person will give illicit money towards the path of religion. Will he bind any merit karma?
Dadashri: Of course he will! Did he not part with that much money? Did he not sacrifice that much money? But it is his intent behind doing so that will dictate his merit karma. The fact that he gave the money is not the only thing that is taken into consideration; the fact that he sacrificed the money is indisputable. The plus and minus are determined by where the money came from, what was his intention behind giving and then whatever is left over, is his. His intention is that instead of the government taking it away, why not give towards this cause? (363)
Questioner: Is it not considered violence (himsa) to hoard money?
Dadashri: Of course it is violence. To hoard is to commit violence because that money cannot help others - can it? (364)
Science of Money scriptures also do not look down upon this intent of charity.
Dadashri: It is best if you do not keep any expectations. To keep expectations renders the karma groundless and without any essence of purity. What I am saying is that even if you give five rupees, give without any expectations. (365)
If there is a man who donates one hundred thousand rupees to charity and wants his donation commemorated with a plaque and another man who gives one rupee but he gives anonymously, then the donation of the latter is of much greater value. The amount of donation is irrelevant. By having plaques displayed, people zero out their "balance sheet'; whatever they give in donation, they exchange with a reward of a plaque and recognition. The one who donated even one rupee keeps his balance because he gives anonymously. (367)
Questioner: What should I do if a lot of money comes my way, more than my needs, due to my merit karma?
Dadashri: Then spend it. Do not keep much for your children. You can spend the money to educate them, to teach them and once everything is done and they become employed, then you should not keep much money. Keep some aside in the bank, some ten or twenty thousand which you can give to them should they come across some difficulty. But you should not tell them that you have set this money aside for them, otherwise they will encounter difficulty even when they are not supposed to.
A man once asked me: 'Should we not give anything to the children?' I told him that he should give to his children whatever his father gave to him. We should give it all to the children and the remaining difference is ours and we should spend it on a charity of our preference.
Questioner: In the scriptures to give with some expectations in return is not recognized as a charitable act. The
| 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 |