Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

Hoarding Wealth Brings About Harm

 

It is evidential truth that when this body was born, it was tiny, and now it has

become big ! It is not that it all happened in one particular year, rather the

body was constantly changing, year after year, month after month, day after day,

hour after hour, minute after minute, second after second. Now what does this

really indicate? This proves that it is constantly changing. And it changes and

only changes. If it was not constantly changing then how would it change

everyday? On changing where is it headed? It is headed towards it's end - Death;

This is absolutely the Truth without any doubt. This life is moving towards

Death. There is no doubt about this. The amount of time that has been lived so

far, that much of time one has died! Now further ahead how much life remains,

one does not know. But certainly as many years that have gone by, that many

years of life span has been reduced. That much of time death is nearing. There

is no doubt about this. This life is going towards death. This body is going

towards non-existence. One day it will be entirely non-existent. Today it " IS " ,

and one day it will be " IS NOT " . But the desire remains to engage in sense

pleasures and accumulation of things, to hoard money, this is such a grave

mistake.

 

Simply pay a little attention. To earn money and to utilize it for a good cause

is not a sin; but to get on this obsession of hoarding is sinful. This does not

mean that money should not be accumulated at all. It also does not mean that

when a need arises to simply not spend. To not spend money for sister -

daughter, priests, diseased person, hungry man, one without clothes, a poverty

stricken man is sinful. By hoarding ultimately what will you do? If you are

unable to spend when a need arises for either yourself or for others, then what

is the use of hoarding? This body wont remain. When this body becomes

non-existent, then what will be the use of that money? If the earnings are

through honest dealings and if it is utilized for essential work then it is

discretion, otherwise the greed for money makes one loses their senses. One

becomes so attracted to money that when Lakh rupees are accumulated in cash,

then one finds it difficult to part with them. By mistake when one or two

thousand are spent, then one feels very sad that the capital, the principle was

used up ~ If the son spends it, then one becomes angry on him for reducing the

base. One tolerates being economical on food and clothes, but the base

(principle) should not be reduced and must remain as-is well protected. If you

are asked, what do you intend to do with the base, the principle, the capital?

The body is going away, death is nearing every moment, this money stacked as-is

(unutilized) what use will it be?

 

I am not saying that you must leave the money, throw it away, or destroy it. But

on having the money, still undergoing difficulties, not even spending it for

useful and essential things, then what is the purpose of that money? One must

come to their senses that if Bhagwaan (God) has given them this money then it

must be utilized for the best of best work. While living itself, utilize it for

your self as well as others. Simply by being a miser, continuing to increase the

count, bank balance, what will be gained? Even when the best of opportunities

come your way to spend that money, then too the feeling is that it will be

better to have someone else spend it; if our money is not utilized that would be

better.

 

Gentlemen ! Please listen very carefully to what I have to say. Just like work

pertaining to charitable causes, best of best spiritual events where there is

association with Truth, religious ceremonies etc , at that time too if the

sentiments are that it will be better to let some one else cover the cost, let

me be free of this trouble, then what will you do with this money? Just like a

businessman is thinking to buy the maximum at the cheapest price, because the

market price will be higher in the future, and some places have already

increased the price. However since it is still cheap over here, let me even

borrow money by paying interest and buy the maximum quantity that I can. In this

manner, the greed that arises for buying, like that the greed does not arise for

spending (for good causes) which will go with us. However much you spend for

good causes, that much will go with you. Therefore there must be that greed that

let me utilize this money in best of best work and causes. Each and every one

must be informed that for this work I will make a contribution. Your turn may

not come; because it is very difficult to get such an opportunity.

 

Everything around is constantly changing. This life is going towards death, i.e.

towards non-existence. In spite of this the desire remains to engage in sense

pleasures and hoarding. This is a grave mistake. Obsession of hoarding is

sinful. When this body becomes non-existent, then what will be the use of that

money? Money and things must be put to best of best use. It is very difficult to

find good opportunities for proper use of money, therefore don't let any

opportunities for putting it to good use slip by.

 

The founder and inspiration behind Gita Press organization, Shri Jayadayalji

Goenka had once said that he did not consider earning money to be difficult,

rather it was difficult to put earned money to good use. Other brothers-friends

put obstacles in the way, and inner greed also creates obstacles, thinking what

is the reason to spend so much? I will get by, spending much lesser. They do not

think, what will they do with that money? If one were to leave it and die, then

they would leave behind 10-20 thousand lesser. That is all that would happen,

what else would happen? It is not that all of it will be used up and one would

have wasted away like a skeleton. There will be no virtues gained from that

wealth which remains here or comes and goes away. The inner-senses will not be

purified by it. However, if you put the money to use in the best of best work

then the heart and soul will become joyful, it will become holy, it will feel

contented and satisfied, leaving a feeling that at least that much money was put

to good use ! Now how the remaining money be put to good use? One must think of

that.

 

There is a very important point. In essence, it is not the things that are

important, it is the proper use of those things. However many things you may

have, if it is not utilized then what is it's use? Just like one man has gold in

a box, and we have stone in one box. The weight of both is the same. In spending

the gold is great, but when not used what difference? If properly utilized, the

gold is very expensive and valuable and stone is not. But if it is not used at

all then whether we have gold with us or stone with us, what difference does it

make? Yes. there is one difference, that on having the gold next to us, will

increase our worries that some one may steal it, We may hope that no one finds

out about it. Besides the worries, the agitation and disturbances within, what

else is gained? Taking this point we must go deep within and contemplate on it

in silence, being completely objective understand this properly.

 

Gentlemen! time is going away very rapidly, and death is nearing, one day

instantly all relations with all the things and beings will break off. Therefore

with great care and caution, use your time and put your money to best of best

use.