Noble Use of Money 25
Dadashri : Yes they hurt and abuse each other , but they do so out of ignorance ! They do so because of their inherent weaknesses of anger , pride , deceit , and greed .
People go out to earn more money even when their household is running comfortably . Is it not clear that they are trying to acquire more than their allocated quota ? Everyone in the world is allocated the same quota but those with greed take more than their share , depriving others of their share . Nevertheless what they do acquire is not by stroke of luck , they acquire it because of their merit karma .
You acquire wealth because of your merit karmas but you should also spend it . It will begin to accumulate and it will only be deducted if you spend it . It accumulates because of your merit karma but should you not also know how to deduct it ?
So even by building temples , people are doing the right thing . They are looking for a key to their dilemma . They want to have a place where they can pray or do darshan without any inhibitions . They are embarrassed to do so in front of the living Gods , but here in front of God ’ s idol , they will even dance . They will jump and dance around because they are alone , and no one is there to point out their obvious errors ! However they cannot do so in the presence of a living God . If they were to do all this in front of a living God , they would acquire salvation without doubt . They would be liberated . But they lack this inner energy . They do not have such merit karma .
When people make an offering to God , it is with the expectation of a reward . “ Dear God ! Please give my son , a son of his own ! Help my son pass his exams ! Help my old husband recover from paralysis !” Then he leaves 201 rupees . But who does that here in front of me ? ( The Gnani Purush with the fully awakened Lord within )? Do we have such transactions here ? Besides who will even leave or accept anything here ?