Aptavani 02

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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manifestation of Goddess Saraswati, because it comes out after having 'touched' the Supreme Soul within!
What are the laws of Goddess Lakshmiji, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity? Her law is that one should not steal through his mind, body or speech; that is one foremost law of Goddess Lakshmiji. One should also not go chasing after Lakshmiji (money or wealth) nor should one obstruct her path. One should not have contempt for Lakshmiji either. The Gnani Purush will honor Lakshmiji with flowers when she comes before Him and He will honor her with flowers even when she leaves. Those who harbor a desire for wealth, Lakshmiji will 'visit them later than sooner and she visits on time, those who do not harbor a desire for wealth.
How does one earn wealth? With labor and hard work?! With intellect (buddhi)?! No! A person earns wealth as a result of his past merit karma. Not having the knowledge or awareness of this hidden fact, people boast, "I earned my fortune. I earned it because of my intellect." This is a wrong ego. Lakshmiji will come to you if your intent improves. True wealth, i.e. money that brings meaningful happiness when it is being spent will never be earned if one has deceitful intents. What is more, only true wealth will give one peace in life. Wealth acquired through deceitful means will inevitably be lost and in the process, the pain it will entail will be like the pain from the bites of a thousand scorpions! The authority over whether one receives wealth or not is not in one's own control; it is under the control of some other entity. Man only needs to do the work as a nimit (become instrumental in the process); he has to make all the attempts. One should not become disinterested in money (Lakshmiji) either and one should definitely not insult money (Lakshmiji). Anyone who insults Lakshmiji will be without Lakshmiji for many lives to come and all efforts he makes for Lakshmiji will be in vain.
Gnani Purush 'Dada Bhagwan gives a new spiritual
aphorism to the world. Dishonesty is the best foolishness'
Dadashri People have come to completely disregard old aphorisms like, 'Honesty is the best policy.'
Those who want to attain moksha will have to follow the maxim of 'no-law law. Once one follows this maxim, he is said to have become natural and spontaneous. Wherever people try to gain control through enforcement of laws, people become resentful towards the law and their prakruti springs back with even a greater force and becomes uncontrollable, just liked a compressed spring!
"One day, this world will have to remove all laws! We are the first ones to start this no law' status. We will tell the government 'look at our management where there is a 'no-law law'!"
Dadashri Enforcing laws upon the mind spoils it and then its behavior becomes spoiled. Laws bring forth results related to restlessness and turmoil. The Self is natural and laws are the chain that makes one unnatural.
What is true dharma dhyan (righteous or true meditation)?
Is it doing worship, prayer, penance, samayik (introspection), repentance and listening to religious talks? No. All those are overt and tangible acts of rituals, they are material practices. However, what is of importance and becomes recorded as one's karma is where one's dhyan i.e. one's attention or inner intent lies while one is conducting such rituals. While worshipping God, if one pictures God in his mind along with the picture of his shop or his business or the shoes he left outside the temple, how can that be called true meditation (dharma dhyan)? The Lord does not take into consideration your external actions but rather your inner attentive intent during