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there is no claim against you from them, is there? Whereas with
the other – with another human being, it (sex) will start a claim
against you. Therefore, be aware.
Charity without Inner Beggary for Fame
Questioner: When I give donations, it is for religious and
humanitarian work. But when people praise me, does it all get
erased?
Dadashri: When a person gives big donations, it becomes
common knowledge and everyone will sing his praise. And there
are other donations that no one knows about and so no one
praises the donors. In this case, the karmic fruit will remain intact
for the donor. It is not worth it for you to get into all this. Your
intent should not be for people to feed your pride (maan). That
is all the intent you should have. People sang praises of even
Lord Mahavir, but He would not accept them, would He? They
sing praises even of this Dada; ‘We’ do not accept their praises,
whereas these people who are hungry and want to feed their
pride (maan), accept it readily. If you do not accept them, then
where is the problem? The ‘disease’ enters only when you accept
the praise. Nothing happens to the one who does not accept it.
He will not incur any loss. The one who appreciates and
encourages benevolent work will bind merit karma (punya). So
this is how it is behind the scene. These are all natural laws.
The one who sings praise of the good work done is doing
a good deed. A seed of good intent is planted in those who hear
the praise. They will feel, ‘This is worth doing, we did not even
know about this.’
Questioner: What should we do when we dedicate our
mind, body and wealth in doing good, but some people say
hurtful things about us and insult us?
Dadashri: The one who hurts and insults you is binding
tremendous demerit karma (paap). Now, your karma gets