Indolent from Wealth

Meaning: According to the line of Athervaved 13/1/59 - "Usually people become indolent with wealth and because of that, they go on the wrong path. For that reason, let us obtain wealth but become donors without becoming proud."

Message: Society progresses only when people are righteous. The path of untruth always becomes the cause for destruction. By adopting the path of truth, the society develops morally, purity and cleanliness of heart. If there is immorality and impurity in the society, then it will create all types of faults by reaching every man. Therefore, the path of untruth should never be encouraged in the society.

Thenemies of the society are usually exploiters and selfish persons. They make the society hollow. Such enemies of the society should be pulled out as early as possible. All the men of the society must tread the path of truth by acknowledging the divine qualities of God and with 'yagyiya' sentiments (i.e. with the sentiment of giving to the society), should go on helping everyone. Every man must save himself from harmful or sorrow-producing sinful acts, and should go on marching ahead on the easy and beneficial path of religion and restraint.

Whatever help and blessings are received through such diligent and restrained life should be considered as the grace of God and one should save himself from arrogance. The work for which he has selected us should be completed with total involvement. In other words whatever He has given us, all belongs to Him only. When we commit the mistake of considering it as our own, then arrogance creeps in which in reality recalls our lowliness.

The injection is that one part of our earning should be donated for religion and one part should be donated for achieving fame. 'Dhamaya Yashase Arthaya Atmanee Swajanaya Cha' the income has to be divided into five parts. When donating the money, one must certainly pay attention to the worthiness or the unworthiness of the receiver. It must also be clear that when giving donation for charity, we are not obliging anyone, but actually we are being obliged. There should be no ambition in giving for charity and there should be no expectation. A donation given with expectation for something in return is not a donation, but trade. It is completely meaningless to desire respect, honor, status, reputation or fame as a result of the donation given.

Patience and self-confidence are extremely necessary for giving in charity. Only those who possess the confidence that they have the capacity to earn everything are capable of donating, and they donate also. Those who are not worthy and incapable lay a siege on their wealth. When donating for a cause or charity, we must have the feeling of being servant of God, with the feeling that whatever we are offering is merely a small amount. It is possible that someone may not believe in the existence of God, but he can never deny the existence and importance of the society and progress lies only in the progress of the society.

Today to live an honest life is possible only by tremendous willpower. Power of the soul or willpower and honesty are the two wheels of the chariot of saatvik-life. Every man must make an effort for progress, peace and happiness and for name and fame. Not only should he be honest, diligent and helpful to others but should inspire others also to do the same.

Only with tremendous willpower is a man's capacity awakened for struggling against immorality and success is achieved in remaining free form the temptation of immoral earning. It is well known that compared to good things, there is stronger attraction for bad, immoral things and his attraction occurs with very fast speed and more firmly. Once trapped in it, it is very difficult to come out of that mire. When by increasing his willpower, man brings divine qualities in his own conduct then he develops the capacity to crush the bad tendencies which are constantly raising their heads against the good qualities within him. We should always go on seeing within ourselves with patience and concentration and strive for the eradication of our bad activities.

This is the only royal road for achieving the life's objective.