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People do not like to stretch out their hand.
Questioner : We buy their ego, but of what use is it to us?
Dadashri : Oh ho ho! When you buy his ego, whatever
strength he has within him will manifest within you. The poor
fellow has come to you to sell his ego.
Questioner : Is it a wrong doing, will it bind demerit
karma to refuse to give money to a beggar who is robust and
healthy?
Dadashri : There is no problem if you do not give, but
you must never rebuke him asking him why he is begging when
he has such good health. You can always tell him that you are
not able to give.
You should never utter words that hurt others. Keep your
speech such that it will give happiness to others. Your speech
is the greatest wealth you have. The other wealth may or may
not last but the wealth of your speech will be with you forever.
The good words you utter will impart happiness to the other
person. There is no problem if you do not give him any money,
but at least speak kindly to him.
You become a beggar of the world if you build a majestic
bungalow and a king of the world with a small bungalow.
Material prosperity is a counterbalance to spiritual prosperity.
This is because this entire world is the material world and when
the material world increases, the soul (the unrealized self) attached
to that material world becomes small. When the material world
attached to the relative self decreases, internal awareness
increases as the soul expresses. Therefore all worldly sorrows
are a vitamin for the soul and worldly happiness is the vitamin
for the body.