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DISCOURSE 45
301 TO-DAY VILLAGE CULTURE IS BEING IGNORED
From the Audience: What can we do? We have to live in large cities in order to make a living.
Maharajashri : Is man to-day interested only in making a living? Can those who are above need go back to villages ? No. To-day, everyone wants to become affluent. Everyone wants to earn more with less effort. People love to live in cities and lead a life of leisure, luxury and pleasure. They do not like village life. They are fascinated by the aberrations of city life. Village culture is being treated with indifference.
In large cities, it has become impossible to observe the principles relating to the propriety of time and place. Either those of you who are above need should go to villages or remain in cities enjoying the aberrations of city life and witnessing the ruins of human life. You are mad after amassing wealth and for you it is a formidable task to live like men. What can you achieve when you are obsessed with fantastic dreams of fabulous wealth ? This obsession is more dreadful than ghosts and devils. It is difficult for you to get rid of this obsession even after you become multi-millionaires. Think well and realise the truth about wealth in the light of your mental vision. Realise the uselessness and futility of wealth and get rid of that obsession.
GET RID OF THE OBSESSION OF BECOMING AFFLUENT
Only those who can get rid of the obsession of becoming affluent can observe these ordinary principles which are like ornaments to human life. Should you not observe those principles ? Should you not deck your life with the flowers of virtues? The serenity and felicity that result from a life ornamented and made resplendent by the fragrant flowers of virtues cannot be attained even in your air-conditioned bungalows. You must accept and appreciate this truth. You must have a firm determination to lead a virtuous life. There is one important action on account of which you have to admire noble people.“ TETA
TT FERET : ”. Of course, there are many activities which are to be carried out but some activities are ordinary and some are
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