Should money be the goal of life ?
Dadashri: I asked people why they were running
after money so much. Why make money the
goal of life? Money comes on the basis of merit
karma (Punya). They ask, ‘is it not coming
because of intellect?’ I replied, ‘If that was the
case go see how these intellectuals are running
around with hardly any shoes to wear while
their dumb bosses are swimming in money.’
These intellectuals will give you all kinds of
advice, but they themselves are poor. Those
who are simple at heart and do not hurt others
with their intellect have money. This money
comes to them from their merit karmas of this and previous births.
Questioner: With money comes food
and comforts.
Dadashri: Yes, it does not come from
God, and therefore people have lost their love
for God. He has no faith in God. He does not
know God at all. He loves what he sees. The
world loves money, does it not?
The goal is lost and one becomes a beggar
This beggary does not leave. The beggary
for respect, the beggary for fame, the beggary
for sex pleasure, the beggary for
money….beggary, beggary, beggary! Have you
ever seen anyone without beggary ? Finally
one even becomes a beggar for building temples,
and then gets involved in building them. This is
because, not finding anything to occupy himself,
one starts building temples for fame! Wait a
minute, why are you building temples? Is there
a scarcity of temples in India? But here this
person starts collecting money for building
temples. The Lord (Mahavira) has said that the
constructor of the temple will build a temple if
that is in his karma. Why are you getting
involved in this?!
The religion for human beings in India is
not simply for building temples only. Birth in
India is exclusively for liberation. Do all your
work with the goal of attaining liberation in one
more life time. If this is the goal, it will be
attained in 50, 100 or 500 life times to come.
Let go of all other goals. Thereafter, be free to
marry, have children, become a doctor or
whatever, build a bungalow, or whatever you
wish. Stick to this one goal, that having taken
birth in India, I want to attain liberation and
proceed in that direction. This will lead to your
liberation.
Meditation
The more you meditate, the more helpful you can be to others, and the more deeply you will be in tune with God. Selfish people remain spiritually hidebound, but the unselfish expand their consciousness. When you find your omnipresence in meditation, you will find God. If He is pleased with you, all nature will work in harmony with you. Learn to talk to Him with all your soul.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, Yogoda Satsanga Lessons
From: Vishal - a pure soul like You.
