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Science of Money
Science of Money
awareness.(19)
Whatever money there is in the world today, it is all tainted and wrong. Very little of it is pure and right. There are two kinds of merit karma: One that binds demerit karma and takes a person into a lower life form and the other that binds merit karma which takes a person into a higher life form. The money that results in a birth in a higher life form is very rare in the current era. Where such "pure and right' money exists, there is continuous inner peace, material comforts and the existence of true religion.
who enjoy themselves have the ego, 'I am enjoying all this'. The one who works hard enjoys the pleasure of doer ship.
A wealthy man once pleaded with me saying, Please say something to my son. He does not want to do any work. All he does is enjoys himself and has a good time every day.'I explained to the father, It is not worth saying anything. He is only enjoying the fruits of his merit karma. Why should we interfere in his enjoyment?' He replied, "Is it not important to make him wise?' I told him, "The wise ones in the world enjoy themselves. The foolish ones waste their wealth. The one who works hard for money is a laborer' Those who work hard derive pleasure from doing so because of their ego. The boss goes to work wearing a long coat so that all the workers would stand and welcome him as he enters the office. His ego is fed. While those who enjoy themselves, care little about power or authority. The truth is to enjoy whatever is yours. (17)
The law of the circulation of money is this: In India as there is an increase in the number of unworthy people; money increases. Where there are forthright and ethical people, the money is lacking. So note that wealth has gone to the unworthy and the undeserving. They have food on their table and do not know how to enjoy it.
There are also the naive and simple people. They are unaffected if they lose money or a valuable thing. They are not concerned with societal status. For such people wealth flows in easily. Wealth does not go to those who have a lot of worldly awareness because these people have a lot of kashay - anger, pride, attachment and greed. The whole daylong they continue to do kashay. The simple ones have no such worldly awareness and are free from these inner turmoil and weaknesses. They do not fuss over things. Wealth flows to them, but they do not know how to make good use of it and it passes away without their
The money of today will bind demerit karma; it is wealth that creates conflicts in the home and outside. Instead it is better to have less of it. At least clashes would not enter the home. Today wherever there is money, there is an atmosphere of conflict. A simple meal of bread and vegetable is better than a gourmet meal with thirty-two dishes. In the current time just one rupee of the right kind will bring tremendous peace and inner satisfaction. Such money creates an atmosphere of harmony in the family and will prompt only spiritual thoughts in everyone.
I once asked a woman from a reputable family in Bombay whether they had any quarrels in their home. She replied, "Every morning we have quarrels for breakfast!" I told her they must be saving a lot of money on food and she replied, "No, we still have to spend money. As we butter the toast, the quarrels go on and so does the breakfast!" What kind of people are these? (20)
If the money is pure and right, then you will always be at peace and your life will be good. Clashes in the homes are caused by entry of impure and wrong money. From a very young age I had decided that as far as possible impure and wrong money must not enter my home. For the past sixty-six years not a trace of impure money has entered my home and that is why there has
