Science of Money

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

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becomes useless.
The wealth of past days was such that it would remain within a family for up to five generations. But today it will not last even for one generation. It comes within one's lifetime and leaves while he is living. What kind of wealth is this? This wealth is such that it comes because of one's merit karma but it binds demerit karma (papa-anubandhi-punya) as it leaves. There is very little of it, which binds merit karma (punya-anubandhi-punya); this is the wealth that motivates you to come here to meet the Gnani Purush and make you spend money on this path of Akram Vignan. That wealth will flow on a worthy path, otherwise it will all squander away. Everything will drain away into the gutter. These children of yours are enjoying the money. You tell them they are enjoying your money but they will tell you they are enjoying their share and therefore it is not yours. When they say this, this is the same as money going down the gutter.
This life is worth living only if you understand and come to know the true nature of this world. If you understand it exactly the way it is, then there would be no worries or external problems. Then you would feel that life is worth living! (70)
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The Intricacy of Money Exchange
Wealth comes your way when you give help to others, not otherwise. Wealth comes to those who have the desire to give. It comes to those who believe in giving; those who knowingly allow others to cheat them and those who spend money with a big heart. It may appear that it has gone away, but it will return there only. (74)
You will need merit karma in order to earn money. The
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intellect on the contrary will bind demerit karma. If you try to earn money through your intellect, you will bind demerit karma. I have no intellect and therefore I bind no demerit karma. I do not have even one percent of intellect. (75)
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I am kind and empathetic. On a rare occasion when I set out to collect money owed to my business, I would return actually giving them more. As such I never set out to collect money, but when I did and if that person was experiencing difficulties, I ended up giving him more. I would give away the money in my pocket that I needed for my expenses. And the next day I found myself in difficulty. This is how my life has been.
Questioner: Does a person's attachment to money not increase as his money increases? The more the money, the greater the intoxication, is it not so?
Dadashri: Everything creates intoxication. There is no problem with an increase in money as long as one does not become intoxicated with it. But once a person's ego increases as a result of wealth, he becomes intoxicated, he moves around in that pride! He calls others poor. Who are you to call others poor? You big aristocrat! There is no telling when a person will be faced with poverty. It is exactly as you say. Intoxication of money is inevitable. (76)
People of this world are chasing money their entire life. I have yet to see a man who is satisfied with his money. Then where did it all go?
Everything is happening in a haphazard manner where money is concerned. People have not understood a single word of religion and yet everything goes on. And yet when people fall into difficulties, they do not know how to get out. They jump with joy when the dollars come piling in but when they are faced with