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dangerous. They will wander for many lives to come without
any money. Laxmi is vitaraag (without attachment). Money is
inanimate. For that matter you should never shun anything either;
whether it is animate or inanimate, because by doing so you will
not encounter it again. I may say that I am aparigrahi (one who
is not attached to material things), but I will never say that I will
never touch money. Money is the center of all worldly interactions.
All these deities have been organized to support the rules and
principles of scientific circumstantial evidences, called vyavasthit.
So you should never reject anything.
It is not money, but ignorance that needs to be renounced.
Many people have contempt towards money. Whatever you
have contempt towards, will never come your way. Disinterest
or indifference for money in the absence of any real interest
(Soul) is the worst kind of madness.
I maintain indifference in matters of worldly life and
absolute interest in matters of the Soul. There has to be both.
Indifference for the worldly matters and interest for the Soul is
needed for liberation. So gladly welcome each and every
circumstance that comes your way.
Let me explain to you the nature of black market money.
When there is flooding due to a heavy rainfall and the water
enters your home through your front yard, you feel glad that the
water is coming to you without any effort, but when that water
drains away, it will leave behind a sludge of mud. You will have
a hard time getting rid of that mud. Black money is like the
water of the flood. It will sting you all over before it leaves. This
is why I have to caution all the wealthy businessmen.
Money will not leave as long as you do not indulge in
deceptive business tactics. Deceptive business practice is the