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Sevak: Dadashreeji Pranaam. In the some religious systems, four ashrams (stages of life) have been mentioned. Brahmacharya Ashram, Grahastha Ashram, Vanaprastha and then SanyasAshram. According to the popular belief probably an intervalof twenty-five years has been given for each. So when we were associated with an ashram like yours with the MaitriBodh family. Comments used to come about us that it is not yet your age of moving towards this direction. Is it necessary, we should have our inclination towards spirituality or God only after coming to the age of moving into the Vanaprastha Ashram? Can we not do so earlier?
Dada: This is a very good question. If you see, everything starts with Brahmacharya. Or we can start from Sanyas Ashram. What is its purpose and what is the purpose of Vanaprastha Ashram or what is the purpose of GrahasthaAshram? Think about it. Where are you going to reach from Brahmacharya or Sanyas Ashram from Grahastha Ashram?Whom are you going to reach? To the Divine. To get close to the Divine from Vanaprastha Ashram. These four are the arrangements or the stages of life. It is only to experience the Divine that these arrangements have been made according to age. As you said, on the basis of 25-25 years per stage. So it was made so at that time when society was run by pundits, the people the representative who gave direction and were itsrepresentatives, so that society could be stable and run in this way.
So the thinking is also correct and according to age and according to work. It is not like that you have gone to the jungle now so you will attain the Divine now. But how many people have attained the Divine while living in the house?You people get a little confused because of this. Vanaprasthaashram doesn’t mean that God will be found only if you go to the forest. Who has put this idea in your mind? So, is there is no Divine in the Grahastha? Yes, He is there as well. Worship is done in the Grahastha (householder's) ashram as well. All the sanskāras that are there, they start from childhood. So when you are doing worship while living in the Grahastha Ashram, you are definitely reaching the Divine. So what about that? So, you do the same worship even now. Living with any Guruji, joining an Ashram, following any sect, you attain the Divine. You don't do anything different. This system of society is different. This is the system. It is not directly related to God in the way that people are telling you. God is always with you all the time right from childhood. And today is the time for everyone to experience God at every moment at this very moment. So, many children take sanyaas(renunciation). In 25 years, in 20 years, in 14 years, in 15 years, children are leading their whole life in the same way after taking sanyaas. We will be connected to God only. So anything can happen to anyone.
Whatever is happening to you is happening by the will of God. That's why you are doing what you are doing because of that desire. Whatever he is doing, is doing so because of his own free will. Only when they feel that they have to bring about that change. Bringing an improvement is to make a good person, so where will he go? To God. Through one or the other medium but, you have to reach there. That is the direction. That is the truth. So we have to understand that this social system is different and God's system is different. Understand this. It's okay isn't it? It's as simple as that. This is math. If mathematics is understood a little clearly, then life becomes easier. Good? Anyone?
Question #2 #financialchallenges #spiritualityandfinances
Sevak: My question is, there is lack of money with someone. There is lack of money in someone’s life or there is bitterness in the relationship. Or whoever it is, it is supposed to be that he would have a long life but with lack of money. He lives in that feeling that there is no money, there is no money. Don't have money. The question is, how should he relate to or behave towards money? How should he think about money in his daily life? He always keeps thinking about the lack. I don't have money. Don't have money. He keeps on thinking of lacking in everything. So how should his relationship which is about money or that related with money be?
Dadashreeji responds: See the situations manifest according to your attitude. If there is a lack in your feelings, then there will be a lack in circumstances as well. So what does lack of emotion mean? That means that inside of me I am thinking that I have no money. So you have already said in the beginning of your speech within yourself that there is lack of money. So, now there is this thinking that there is a lack. Now there are many millionaires, there are very rich people in the country. When we talk to a millionaire, he also says that he has no money. He also says, there is no money while talking but when I meet the villagers, they say “yes it is fine, we are doing well. They say that we are making a living. We are happy. Everything is fine”. Now tell me where is the lack? In thinking. There is a lack in the thinking. No matter how rich you become, you will say that I do not have money, no money. Don't have money. So it will keep on. There are 200 crores in the account, 300 crores, still you are poor inside. Don't have money. There is no money. There is no money. Why are you making yourself mentally poor? You are saying this to yourself. So whatever you think will continue to happen to you. Then the money will come and go. If Lakshmi Maa Lakshmi is happy with you and comes to you with money and you say that I do not have money. She will say okay, then I will go. Isn't it?
When you say “I have money” then the sound reaches Maa Lakshmi. Arrey paise hai, means we are inviting the money, we are inviting it. There is money, there is money, there is money, then Lakshmi also comes saying “If you have money then take more money”. No money no no no money then no no no no no it goes away. Isn’t it? You are rich as well as poor because of your own feelings. Just give up that thought. Today you have to think that I have as much money as I want, I have money. You have to live life with this thought. Injustice is not done to anyone. Why do you face problems? If you see someone else, he has it. I don't have. Everything ends right there. It’s over right here isn’t it? They also have millions and millions of people above you. If you keep looking at everyone, you will keep crying for the rest of your life. Isn't it? You have to see how many people there are below you who really do not have money and where does your money go? For comfort. For luxury. Does poor mean such people who own four vehicles? They have 4 vehicles, own a big bungalow. A proper nice house. They have a servant, a driver, but he is poor. Really I have met people like this. Dada I don't have money. Then what is all this? This truth has to be faced. You also get the feeling that there is money. Lakshmi is there. Money means Lakshmi.
For example, it is said that if there is money then there is also Maa Lakshmi. If Maa Lakshmi is there, then her place also gets created. Grace will automatically shower down. See how do you help yourself just with the power of thought. When will you become rich? When will you become rich and when will you think of this? When will you become rich? Now. Because your wealth is not based on money externally. You and I have just become rich. Become rich by thinking. Money will come and go, what difference does it make? There will be no dearth of anything in life. These are the games of the mind, which goes on. Today we have everything. Just think what don't you have? Everything is there.
If the whole world is our family, then we have everything. Not having it is just a game of your mind. Stop playing that game. Isn't it? And look at the truth. Congratulations. Happy? There is so much happiness on your faces now that you are rich. Will make phone calls now. How much money is needed? How must? Will distribute to people. We will give loan now. Hey, you have only ₹ 100 in your account. No no, I will give you thousand rupees. Really try this experiment. You have this power in your mind. You have a hundred rupees, and you tell someone that “I will give you a thousand”. A thousand rupees will reach you and you will give it.
People don't see this, don't understand. When you will understand this, then the whole secret of the world, the hidden secret will be revealed to you completely. Then you will understand how to live. I have never cried about money in my life. I am happy the way I am and I want all of you to understand this. Whatever has to reach me; reaches me. When it reaches, it is enough for me. You have to keep this thought.
There was a time when I was working as a doctor long ago. Then at that time my friend who was going to get married came to meet me one day before the wedding. He suddenly came to meet me one day before his marriage and told me that “I am getting married tomorrow and I have no money”. So I said “what is to be done”? Then he said, “can you help me”? I said “ok I have so much money”. He said “please give it to me and whenever I get a chance, I will return the money to you”. Then I took my friend to the ATM machine to withdraw. That's why I don't know how the ATM functions, it's all online. Took him to the ATM and in front of him I withdrew money with the help of my card. I withdrew all the money from the account and told him “look this is my account slip. It has zero balance and I gave you as much as I had.” After that I never called him and didn't ask for the money to be returned. Because he needed it and I didn't cry that “I don't have it”. I have a family. Everyone has to be handled. You know I live with family. I am not a monk. I live with my family. I can teach you how to live in the family life because I have my own family. So when I experience the spiritual truth while living with the family, only then will I be able to tell you. If I was a monk how could I tell you how you can experience the spiritual state while living in the world while living with people.
My Guru ji has taught me, “that while living in the world, being a worldly person, you will convey this truth to the people”. When I helped that person, helped my friend, we didn’t meet for five, six, seven years. There came a moment when I did not have a vehicle to come to the ashram. There was no vehicle to come from where I live. I did not have a vehicle to come to the ashram. We used to come by bus. Then we used to come in a Tum Tum (autorickshaw). Then later everyone thought that we should buy a small car. So that was the first car.
So this was the first and many of you have seen the car. When I took the car for the first time and the travel agent through whom we were taking the car told our friend that he was taking a car for Dadashreeji. The friend said that I owe Dadashreeji a favour as He had helped me. “I would pay for the processing costs of this vehicle myself”. He was asked “when did he help you”? He replied “when I got married, Dada had given me money and after that Dada did not ask for the money. And today I have got a chance to help Him, so I will pay for the processing cost myself”.
It happened automatically. I didn't expect this. So when you give something to someone, do something; leave it. If your intention is pure then it will reach back to you. The problem is that you need a shortcut. I have given the money; I want the return in 3 days. This is where you get stuck. No one is ready to invest time. You will learn that by investing time you will see things growing properly. Everyone is in a hurry here. Don't know where to go. But everyone is running, running, running. I don't know where and what I will get, but I have to get something. Something has to be achieved. But you ask, whatever is going on around you more money is needed and more money is needed. Why do you need more money? There is no money and he keeps on crying. And even after getting the money, they keep on crying. We don't want to cry. So today we are who we are. If you live with this attitude, you will be happy and blissful forever so be happy enjoy life.