Science of Money

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

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Science of Money
Science of Money
Happy are those who spend whatever money comes their way. Those who spend their money on the right path will be happy. That money will build up a credit in their karmic account. Otherwise it is bound to go into the gutter. Where is it headed? It is all headed into the gutters. Where does all the money in the city of Bombay go? Into the gutters, vast amounts are going into the gutter. Money spent towards a good cause will come with you but not any other kind. (305)
Money will not remain where there is contempt and gossip. When people are contemptuous or engaged in bad mouthing others, wealth will not come their way. (305)
When will this country of ours become wealthy? When will it become happy and prosperous? This will happen when both contempt and slander are put to rest. If these two stop, the land will prosper with boundless new money and wealth.(306)
[6] SUBTLE UNDERSTANDING OF GREED
money? In his past life he lingered around his buried wealth as a snake, guarding it: 'My wealth, my wealth.' (310)
Only the person who shares his wealth with others knows how to live life. Whatever he gets he gives freely to others! That is called living life. You must not squander away your wealth in madness. Spend it wisely. Madness is squandering it on alcohol and other addictions. Nothing positive comes out of this. Give freely, just like this man here, does he not give freely? That is the result of the highest kind of merit karma. It will result in binding of the highest kind of merit karma.
Dadashri: What is merit karma of the highest order? It is when a person gives happiness to others without any expectations of anything in return. (311)
Questioner: How can we take money to the next life with
us?
Questioner: There are certain faults that last for many lives; they bind a person to take birth over and over again. Which faults are these?
Dadashri: Greed! Greed stays with a person for many lives. A greedy person becomes greedy in every life because he likes greed.
Questioner: A person has millions of rupees and yet he is unable to give towards good causes, what is the reason for this?
Dadashri: How can one become free from the bondage he has created? No one can become free. He remains bound. He cannot even eat and enjoy himself. For whom does he hoard his
Dadashri: There is only one way. When you give happiness and peace to those who are not related to you, it will come with you. The only benefit you get by giving peace and happiness to those related to you is that you will be clearing your karmic account with them, but you will not reap rewards that will go with you to your next life. Another solution is that if you were to ask someone like me, then I would tell you to give money that will facilitate the spread of the knowledge of the Self, so that others may benefit. You can give towards printing of books, which will impart this knowledge so that those who read these books will be guided towards the right path. I will give the suggestion if people ask me, but otherwise I do not have any personal interest in this.(313)
A person may believe: If I collect and save up this much money, it will give me happiness and I will never be unhappy again. But in the process of collecting it and keeping it safe, his greed is