choice between enlightenment and a million dollars

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Many Pranams all

 

I went to the quotes from sages section in http://www.advaita.org.uk/

 

Again as a beginner, I found the quote below disturbing though I

realize it may be trying to tell me something deeper:

"

Enlightenment If you have the choice between enlightenment and a

million dollars, take the million dollars! Because if you get the

million dollars, there will be somebody there to enjoy the million

dollars; but if you get enlightenment there's no one there to enjoy

the enlightenment. Ramesh Balsekar "

 

Many benefit from the Sattvic actions of say a Arjuna or Gandhiji or

Mother Teresa. Many again benefit when the Great masters come down

from the peaks of their realization to teach the suffering humanity -

Adi Sankaracharya, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Chinmayananda etc.

Is there no benefit at all to humanity or some humans when one person

pursues his goal of self realization and having become a jivan Muktha

stays on that plane! I believe there are many saints like that

unknown to society.

Many apologies if I am missing something very basic here.

Many pranams to all

Sridhar

Harrow, London