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THE WAY OF LIFE
But the misfortune is that a majority of the people who come to religious centres are selfish. They seek their own interests and think of their own pleasures and enjoyments. They do not think of the Paramatma or the Gurumaharaj or the sublime Dharma. "On account of me, the Paramatma should not be condemned; on account of me, the spiritual heads should not be condemned; on account of me, the sublime Dharma should not be condemned". Do you think so? No. You want only heaps of money. You want to acquire money by hook or by crook. You do not have a sense of right and wrong; and you do not care to think and realise whether your occupation is a noble one or an ignoble one. You deem any occupation noble if by pursuing it, you can acquire wealth. Is it not true?
Do you not fear anything? Some carry on illegal business also. Is it not so? Some do it fearlessly; do they not?
From the Audience: There is corruption even in the administrative system. Sometimes, some people in the government join hands with those who carry on such questionable occupations.
Maharajashri : As long as, you have Punyakarma, those people co-operate with you, but when your Punyakarma is exhausted, they will become your enemies. Another point is this. Those who carry on questionable types of occupation, cannot have peace of mind and are always in worries and tensions. That is why, now-a-days, heart-attacks, are on the increase. Those who are always worried suffer heart-attacks. Those who carry on questionable kinds of occupation are haunted by the ghost of fear; and so they become victims to diseases. DO YOU THINK OF THE OTHER WORLD AT ALL?
Let us grant that you do not fear the government. Do you not fear punishment in the other world? Do you at least think of the other world? "In this life, I am adopting immoral, dishonest and unjust methods to acquire wealth and when these sinful Karmas, produce their effect in my life in the other world, what sorrows will I have to experience ?" Do you get such thoughts about the other world or not? Do you fear sorrows or not?
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