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the celestial deities have been set up precisely according to
vyavasthit, so you must never spurn any of the deities.
The slightest stealing done through the medium of
thoughts, speech or action, results in such poverty that despite
working very hard one would hardly earn any money. The
biggest obstacle against inflow of money is theft. Being born as
humans, everyone is naturally endowed with special powers
(siddhis), but human beings have wasted away these siddhis and
have become bankrupt. Today, money will not come to him
despite working hard with honesty. This means that in his
previous life he has wasted away the powers a human being is
given for proper use of human birth. The highest siddhi (acquired
energy, power) is a human birth. Higher than this is a birth in a
noble family and that too, in India. Why is this highest result
(siddhi)? It is because such human birth facilitates liberation.
Lakshmiji will remain as long as dishonest means are not
employed. She will leave the moment dishonesty begins.
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