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manifestation of Goddess Saraswati, because it comes out after having ‘touched’ the Supreme Soul within! What are the laws of Goddess Lakshmiji, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity? Her law is that one should not steal through his mind, body or speech; that is one foremost law of Goddess Lakshmiji. One should also not go chasing after Lakshmiji (money or wealth) nor should one obstruct her path. One should not have contempt for Lakshmiji either. The Gnani Purush will honor Lakshmiji with flowers when she comes before Him and He will honor her with flowers even when she leaves. Those who harbor a desire for wealth, Lakshmiji will ‘visit’ them later than sooner and she visits on time, those who do not harbor a desire for wealth. How does one earn wealth? With labor and hard work?! With intellect (buddhi)?! No! A person earns wealth as a result of his past merit karma. Not having the knowledge or awareness of this hidden fact, people boast, “I earned my fortune. I earned it because of my intellect.” This is a wrong ego. Lakshmiji will come to you if your intent improves. True wealth, i.e. money that brings meaningful happiness when it is being spent, will never be earned if one has deceitful intents. What is more, only true wealth will give one peace in life. Wealth acquired through deceitful means will inevitably be lost and in the process, the pain it will entail will be like the pain from the bites of a thousand scorpions! The authority over whether one receives wealth or not is not in one’s own control; it is under the control of some other entity. Man only needs to do the work as a nimit (become instrumental in the process); he has to make all the attempts. One should not become disinterested in money (Lakshmiji) either and one should definitely not insult money (Lakshmiji). Anyone who insults Lakshmiji will be without Lakshmiji for many lives to come and all efforts he makes for Lakshmiji will be in vain. Gnani Purush ‘Dada Bhagwan’ gives a new spiritual 21