It s Stupidity, Not Money, That Brings Suffering
Does economic, material progress bring unhappiness? Not necessarily. Money doesn't bring suffering, stupidity does. Money will bring comfort but it cannot bring joy. Why should comfort and convenience become suffering? We wanted it, so why should what we want become the source of suffering? Just because we have one thing, we completely forget about the other; that's the problem. Let's say you went for a South Indian meal, and you ate only pickle, pickle, pickle. It tastes wonderful, but by evening you'll have problems! So money and affluence is like that. It's beautiful, if it comes in proportion. If you have enough money in your pocket, you don't have to worry about TREE working tomorrow. You can close your eyes and is a meditate if you wish, isn't it? The man who is working from meal to meal, even if he wants to close his eyes, he cannot. So money is not misery. Stupidity is always misery, whether you are spiritually or economically stupid. So many people go to places of worship everyday. When they come out, do you see joyful, radiant faces? When I was just 11 years of age, this intrigued me so much that I planted myself in front of a major temple and I just watched people. They go in, they come out; all you hear is gossip. They are talking more about somebody that they saw in the temple than God. Or, in the temple, your footwear goes with somebody else and you curse the whole of creation and the Creator. People coming out of restaurants have more joy and fulfilment on their faces than people coming out of the temple. What a shame that a dosa can do something more than the divine! [Laughs] So the question is not about the divine, dosa, or affluence. If we handle things improperly, misery will come, that's all. When money doesn't stay in pockets, it goes to your head, then misery is sure to come. If you keep it in your pocket, it's great. Having lots of money in your pocket is good, isn't it? If it enters your head it becomes misery, because that's not its place. If money is making you miserable, give me all your money, I can do many wonderful things in the world [laughs]. It will not make me miserable because it'll never enter my head. Ill keep it in my pocket, and many wonderful things can be done. It is a means, it is tremendous empowerment. If you look at the West you outside well, not the inside. Reportedly 40 per cent of the US population has been on psychiatric medicine at some point, just to remain sane. That's not well-being. You thought everything is outside and you forgot about the inside, so life became a mess. In India. another kind of mistake has happened. People thought everything is heaven so they neglected their life. We build grand temples, but we don't have a good toilet. This has been our problem. We thought everything is up there; and we can neglect the world, so we are paying another kind of price. Somewhere you need a balance.
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It s Stupidity, Not Money, That Brings Suffering
Does economic, material progress bring unhappiness? Not necessarily. Money doesn't bring suffering, stupidity does. Money will bring comfort but it cannot bring joy. Why should comfort and convenience become suffering? We wanted it, so why should what we want become the source of suffering? Just because we have one thing, we completely forget about the other; that's the problem. Let's say you went for a South Indian meal, and you ate only pickle, pickle, pickle. It tastes wonderful, but by evening you'll have problems! So money and affluence is like that. It's beautiful, if it comes in proportion. If you have enough money in your pocket, you don't have to worry about TREE working tomorrow. You can close your eyes and is a meditate if you wish, isn't it? The man who is working from meal to meal, even if he wants to close his eyes, he cannot. So money is not misery. Stupidity is always misery, whether you are spiritually or economically stupid. So many people go to places of worship everyday. When they come out, do you see joyful, radiant faces? When I was just 11 years of age, this intrigued me so much that I planted myself in front of a major temple and I just watched people. They go in, they come out; all you hear is gossip. They are talking more about somebody that they saw in the temple than God. Or, in the temple, your footwear goes with somebody else and you curse the whole of creation and the Creator. People coming out of restaurants have more joy and fulfilment on their faces than people coming out of the temple. What a shame that a dosa can do something more than the divine! [Laughs] So the question is not about the divine, dosa, or affluence. If we handle things improperly, misery will come, that's all. When money doesn't stay in pockets, it goes to your head, then misery is sure to come. If you keep it in your pocket, it's great. Having lots of money in your pocket is good, isn't it? If it enters your head it becomes misery, because that's not its place. If money is making you miserable, give me all your money, I can do many wonderful things in the world [laughs]. It will not make me miserable because it'll never enter my head. Ill keep it in my pocket, and many wonderful things can be done. It is a means, it is tremendous empowerment. If you look at the West you outside well, not the inside. Reportedly 40 per cent of the US population has been on psychiatric medicine at some point, just to remain sane. That's not well-being. You thought everything is outside and you forgot about the inside, so life became a mess. In India. another kind of mistake has happened. People thought everything is heaven so they neglected their life. We build grand temples, but we don't have a good toilet. This has been our problem. We thought everything is up there; and we can neglect the world, so we are paying another kind of price. Somewhere you need a balance.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV Speaking Tree ,Times of India