Aptavani 02

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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keeping it safe. He will have to look for a bank where his money will be safe. If his family or relatives find out he has money, they will come asking for it. His friends too will say, "Dear friend, do you not trust me even a little? I want only ten thousand", and so he is obliged to give against his wishes. There is unhappiness when money is in abundance and unhappiness when it is scarce. It is best to have just enough, otherwise there is unhappiness even when you spend it.
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If a woman sees another woman wearing a new sari, she immediately starts wishing she had one too. Such thoughts bring suffering. A person thinks he will keep his savings of forty thousand rupees in a bank and will not dip into it. He is comforted in thinking that this amount will remain intact as a credit. But along with credit there is also an account of debit and it comes along for the very purpose of taking away from the credit. When water in a river rises to the brim, it says come and use my water freely, but here when a surplus (of money) comes to people, they hold it back. If the river were to have a life, it too would hoard its waters. You should spend whatever comes your way, why hoard it? Eat, drink, be merry and make others merry. The nature of money is that it will increase and decrease; there will always be an inflow and an outflow (puran-galan). Whatever the amount of inflow, there will be a corresponding amount of outflow. If there were no outflow, it would create a problem. It is because there is an 'outflow' that you are able to eat again! Breathing in is an inward flow and breathing out an outward flow. The nature of everything in the world is to come together and disperse. My discovery is: it is best to have neither famine nor a feast. People waste away during famine and bloat up in times of prosperity and abundance. An abundance of money means it will not leave for two or three years. It is better that money keeps moving and flowing, otherwise it becomes a source of suffering. 'We' never think about money. People who have not had darshan of Lakshmiji will keep thinking about her. But within 'us' Lakshmi and Narayan (the fully enlightened
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Lord) exist; 'we' always respect her if 'we' come across Lakshmiji; 'we' never neglect doing so.
Do we not have a saying 'If you have a son, a daughterin-law is bound to come'? If Narayan is with you, then Lakshmiji is bound to come. We only have to give her our address with respect and humility. People detain and obstruct Lakshmiji as they do the new bride who is returning to her husband after visiting her parents for the first time after her marriage. (Certain customs prevent the bride from entering her husband's house if she does not bring enough gold or dowry with her). Lakshmiji only asks for respect and humility. Would there be a shortage of fun and festivities where the Lord resides?
Just as you cannot prevent dirt from getting on to your hands, Lakshmiji will keep flowing into the hands of people, depending upon their karma. Those who become blinded by greed, obstruct this flow of Lakshmiji from every direction. Their greed makes them blind.
There was a very wealthy businessman. His chit was constantly occupied in his business and in trying to make money. His sons and daughters had become wayward. Instead of going to college and attending classes, they would run around elsewhere. But did the man even have time to see what was going on? The fool! He may be making money, but his home had become infested with a 'plague'. 'We' spoke very candidly for his sake.
Money after 1942
Questioner: I make ten thousand rupees a month, but why does it not last?
Dadashri : After 1942, money does not last. Money after 1942 is tainted with sin and that is why it does not last. Money after a few years from now will last longer. Even though 'we' are Gnani the money that comes 'our' way does not last.