Noble Use of Money 5
punyas . A person can only be born into a wealthy family if he or she has the same amount of punyas as the head of the family . It is not the punyas of the head of a family but the punyas of the proceeding generation that keeps the family wealth intact . Who can be born into the famous household of Kasturbhai ? It is only the one with same kind of punyas as his . Where can one find such fortunate people with such merit karmas , nowadays ? There have been few with such punyas in the last twenty-five years .
Otherwise It Runs Down The Drain
In the past , money would last for at least three to five generations . Nowadays it does not even last for one generation . It comes and goes in a person ’ s lifetime . What kind of money is this ? It is money which comes as a result of past merit karma but creates new demerit karma ( paapanubandhi punya ). There is still some money which comes as a result of merit karma and also causes new merit karmas ( punyanubandhi punya ). Such money inspires you to come here to satsang . It brings you here and makes you spend that money for spiritual and other worthy causes . That money will go to a worthy cause ; otherwise everything will be lost without any gain . Everything will go down the drain .
Your children are enjoying your money but if you were to tell them this , they will tell you that they are enjoying their money , so how can it be considered yours ? When they tell you this , it means that everything has gone down the drain !
Invest All Excess Money In Charity
People perpetuate the worldly ways by doing what the world is doing . A Gnani would ask , “ Why are you jumping in this hole ( life after life of misery ) that wastes your hard earned money ?” People climb out of a hole full of misery and fall into a hole full of money . Donate whatever excess money you have ,