Science of Money

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

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Science of Money anything? There is nothing that has any use for me. You get tempted just by looking, do you not?
Questioner: We have to buy the things that are a necessity.
Dadashri: Yes, but nothing catches my eye. The store would bow to me because never before has such a person entered it. There is neither temptation nor rejection. There is neither attachment nor abhorrence; in front of you stands just the pure vitarag - the unattached One. (86)
One mahatma, asked me whether he should continue investing in the stock market or stop. I told him to stop. I told him to take out whatever money he made so far, but he should now stop. Otherwise it would make no difference in him coming over to America. He would find himself where he was before. He would have to return home with a blank slate. (89)
One starts making money by lending money with interest. One who does so is worse than Muslim in matters of money. A real Muslim never charges interest. There is no need to charge interest because there is no value to the interest. Only God knows what happens to a man who charges interest. It is fine if you keep your money in the bank or if you loan it at reasonable interest to someone, but when you become preoccupied with the greed of eighteen to twenty four percent interest, there is no telling what will become of you. Such is the state of people in. (90)
There is no harm in charging reasonable interest but people have made a business of charging interest. Their entire business is based on charging interest. What should you do instead? Whoever you lend the money to, tell them they will have to pay you interest at the same rate as the bank. However, if that person has absolutely no money at all, no capital or interest to pay, then you should remain silent. You should not do anything that would hurt him.
Science of Money
Here you should just take it for granted that you have lost your money. What would you do if your money fell in the ocean? (90)
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Questioner: If the government imposes above normal taxes, then people will steal, and hide their income to make it more bearable. Is that wrong?
Dadashri: Tax is the best instrument to lessen greed. A greedy person will not be satisfied even if he makes fifty million rupees; his greed is never satisfied even when he dies. So when he is taxed in this way, again and again, his greed will be curbed a little, so it is a good thing. The income tax code of the government is fair. Is it not? No taxes are imposed on earnings below fifteen thousand. They grant people fifteen thousand, so that their families do not have problems and can enjoy their earnings. Small families are not taxed heavily, even in Africa.
Questioner: Why is it that people who worship the Lord are poor and unhappy?
Dadashri: Those who are doing bhakti and worship of the Lord are not necessarily unhappy. Some amongst them may appear to you that way. It is precisely because people have done bhakti in their past life that they now have their wealth of bungalows and cars. It is not possible for them to be unhappy because they do bhakti, but their unhappiness in this life is the result of their karmic account from their past life. The bhakti they do now is their new account, the results of which will be realized in their next life. Do you understand? Whatever they deposited in their account from the past is what they are facing right now. The results of the good deeds they perform now are yet to come. Do you understand? (95)
Questioner: What should one do in order to attain peace of mind? Should we take care of the needy, the weak and the