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Dadashri : You must do pratikraman for all that. You did
not have bad intentions in doing so. You were not doing it for
yourself; you did that for the government. And that is considered
your sincerity.
[5] GREED PERPETUATES WORLDLY LIFE
AFTER LIFE
Greed is to become perpetually engrossed in anything
that becomes dear to you. Greed is the reason why you find no
satisfaction even after you acquire it. A greedy person is
preoccupied with his greed from the moment he wakes up until
he goes to bed at night. That is called greed. From the moment
he wakes up he is driven by his greed; he does not even stop
to relax. He does not have the time to laugh. He is consumed
with his greed the whole daylong. The moment he enters the
market, his greed is there. Greed, greed, greed and greed. He
roams around in this way the whole day long, in vain. When he
goes to the market, he knows exactly where the vegetables are
expensive and where to find cheap ones. He then heads for the
stall that sells cheaper vegetables every time.
A greedy person accumulates everything for the future.
When he collects a lot, a couple of large rats will come in and
clean up everything he has hoarded.
You are free to save and accumulate money, but without
a desire to accumulate it. Do not obstruct money if it comes
your way and do not go digging for it if it does not.
Money is destined to come to you. It will not stay just
because you want it to stay. It will leave when it is time for it
to leave. You cannot obstruct or accumulate it. If you save up
enough today in the hope that it will be used for your daughter’s