Science of Money

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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Science of Money
Science of Money
a gutter. He is under the inebriation and false belief of happiness. When the effect of the alcohol wears off he will feel the pain. This is all nothing but a gutter.
There is no happiness in the worldly life whatsoever. There can never be happiness in it at all because if there were, then the city of Bombay would not be the way it is today. There is no happiness at all. It is all an illusion of happiness and it is only a temporary adjustment.
There is no need to carry a burden over money. When the bank balance grows he breathes a sigh of satisfaction and when there is a deficit he becomes sad and unhappy. There is nothing in this world worth breathing a sigh of satisfaction, because everything is temporary. (27)
What makes people suffer? A man once came to me and said, 'I have no money in the bank. I am completely broke and bankrupt'. I asked him, 'How much debt did you have?' He told me he did not have any debt. That is not bankruptcy! He had a few thousand rupees in the bank. Then I asked him, Do you have a wife?' He answered 'I can't sell my wife'. I told him, "No you can't, but you have two eyes. Would you like to sell them for two hundred thousand rupees?' Your eyes, your hands, your feet, your brain; all this is your wealth. Don't disregard this wealth of yours. Even without a penny in the bank you are a billionaire. Try and sell each of these assets of yours. You will not sell your two hands. This is your endless wealth. Consider all this as your wealth and be content. Money may come or not. It does not matter whether a person has money or not as long as he gets food to eat.
Dadashri: When rain does not fall for an entire year, the farmers cry and say that they are ruined. The rains return the next year and their financial position improves. So when times are tough, patience is necessary. Decrease your expenses and with hard work and frugal economy pass your time. Do this only during the tough period. When the going is good you do not have to do anything.
At such difficult times, give this body the necessary food. It does not demand anything else. Also if needed, recite these three mantras, the Trimantra, for an hour daily. When you do this, your life situation will improve. For thousands of people, the difficulties and obstructions in life have been eliminated by the name 'Dada Bhagwan', recited with understanding. (29)
What is the nature of money? Money means pain in earning, pain in protecting, pain in spending. When a hundred thousand rupees arrive at home, the pain of protecting it begins. The search for the bank that will not disappear starts, and then some relatives and friends come to know about it and they pester you for loans and gifts. My buddy, do you not have this much trust for me? All I want is a mere ten thousand, and you have to give when you are pestered enough. So the pain exists when there is excess and when there is scarcity. It is best when it is just normal. Otherwise there is pain when spending.
People do not know how to take care of money nor do they know how to enjoy it. They complain about how expensive things are even while they are enjoying them. The fools! Why not enjoy what you have peacefully? People have to work to make money in an environment that makes them miserable. Many people will not return the money they owe, so there is suffering in earning money and suffering in safekeeping it also. Even when extreme care is taken in protecting the money in the bank, it does not remain there. A bank account means credit and debit, coming
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Questioner: What should we do when times are tough and there is no money coming in?