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Noble Use of Money
Dadashri: Yes, the father is free to do whatever he wants
with his money. He should do that while he is alive! Our path
instructs us to keep separate whatever wealth we create from
what we inherited. We are free to spend what we created, so
that we can reap the rewards in our next life. After this Gnan,
you still have one or two more lives and you will need merit
karmas! Do we not take food with us when we go on a long
trip?
Questioner: If you remain a trustee, a ‘knower-seer’,
then is there a limit for carrying forward?
Dadashri: It is best to remain a trustee. But not everyone
can do that. To be a trustee means to remain a knower and
observer. A person cannot remain as a trustee completely, but
he can, up to a point, if that is his intention.
Dadashri: How much should one leave behind for the
children? A father should give to his children what his own
father gave to him. If he received nothing from his father, he
should give at least something to his children.
If the children have too much luxury, can they not become
decadent?
Questioner: Yes, they can. Should we give them just
enough so they use it constructively and not waste it away?
Dadashri: Yes you should give only that much.
Questioner: Too much luxury will ruin them.
Dadashri: Yes, it will ruin their liberation for sure. It is
best to keep within the limits. To give excessively, is a crime. All
foreigners understand this. How smart they are! Indians on the
other hand, have a tendency towards greed that lasts seven
generations! They have expectations of what children of the
seventh generation should have! Our obligation towards our
children should only extend as far as helping them settle in their