Friday, March 15, 2013

Spiritual Progress is Not Dependent on Money

|| Shree Hari ||
(Parmaarthik
Unnati Dhan ke Aashrit Nahi Hai
)



continued.....
Just as we can get a watch for hundred rupees,  then did it cost the shopkeeper hundred rupees?   If it cost him hundred rupees, then why would he sell it?  Therefore the things that you can get with money,  it is of a lesser value than the money.   Whatever we get in return for money,  will be a slave of money. Satsang does not take place with money.   It takes place only by God's grace -  "binu Harikripa milahin nahin santaa"  (Manas  5/7/2).   While showering His grace, God does not see towards how many virtuous deeds this person has done?  How capable is this person?  How entitled this person is?  Satguru poothaa indrasam, kami na raakhi koi |
Waisaa  hi phal nipajai,  jaisi bhoomi hoi  ||

The rain continues to pour,  put as is the seed, planted in the soil, so will be the fruit.   People of Marawad understand that there is a watermelon and another is a "tasumbaa",  the veil of both of them look very alike, and the fruit also looks the same in the initial stages.  But the watermelon is sweet, and the "tasumbaa" (another kind of fruit) is extremely bitter.    The rain is the same, the land is the same, the sunshine is the same, the soil is the same, then too, why is there a difference?   The difference is in the seed!  As is the seed,  accordingly will be the fruit. That seed cannot be changed.  Similarly, the 8.4 million wombs cannot be changed, but man can change.  Man can make himself a very great saint, a great soul,  he can become enlightened, he can become liberated  - God has given him that much ability.  But man uses that ability in earning money !   The oil found in a oil trader's house, is not for washing his feet?
  Buying a precious pearl  that costs millions,  thereafter removing a thread
from a jute sack and threading the precious pearl with it and tying it to one's
feet.  See the intellect of the one who is tying the pearl?  The precious pearl,
that is of the caliber to be placed on the king's crown,  is it for tying on the
feet?   Similarly, 
a
thing as great as human life, is spent away on ordinary sense pleasures and in
hoarding money!  Why have you ruined this human birth?   If some other "jeev"
(soul) would have come instead of you,  then he would have attained his
salvation,  poor soul!   But by your taking entry into this human birth, you
have occupied that seat.    Gita says that such a man is living in vain -
"Mogham paarth sa jeevati"  (Gita 3/16).

In other words,   if he dies it is better !  The reason being,  that on
attaining this human birth if he does not attain salvation.  Day and night like
an animal, he is busy enjoying sense pleasures.  Even animals have off-springs
and they feel pleased.   A pig has 5-7, 10-12 off-springs.   When so many
off-springs wander around with the pig, she feels pleased.   Likewise, you too
feel pleased with your children.   Has this human birth been attained for this?
  Raise your children,  provide for them,   give them knowledge, but do not be
attached to them. If they do not listen to you, then their future is gone burst,
but your work is done !  There was a young man.  One day when he went to his
home and asked his wife, is the meal cooked or not?   The wife said the meal is
not cooked.  With what should I cook?  There is not a single grain in the house!
  The young man took a pot and went to the market. He told the shopkeeper, take this pot and  give me grains in return.  The shopkeeper gave him grains for the pot, which the man took home.    The wife cooked it and then they both ate it.
  The next day when the young man went to the market, the shopkeeper said,  what kind of a pot did you give me?  The pot was broken, when I kept is over the fire, it leaked, thus putting off the fire.   The pot you gave me, did not cook
!  The man said,  your pot did not cook, but mine cooked (task was accomplished
Similarly,  he who gets his work done,  his pot cooked.  
Raise
your children well and provide for them, give them good education, then your pot
is cooked

(task is accomplished).        
(to
be continued) 


From book in hindi "Vaastavik Sukh" by Swami Ramsukhdasji.

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Date : 10th March, 2013 – (Parmaarthik
Unnati Dhan ke Aashrit Nahi Hai
)

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