Seek supreme wealth

Seek supreme wealth


Baba said, "Fakiri (mendicancy) is real, Lordship (riches) is transient" in Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter VIII.


From the external affluence of the wealthy, the man in the street imagines that they are very happy, and he would be similarly happy only if he could be as opulent as they; but he is mistaken. Those who have had an opportunity of examining the heart of the rich know that they are not less unhappy than the poor. Only the cause and form of their suffering are different.

Never crave for material wealth, crave only for the Supreme Wealth, the Paramatma, who will never leave you once you have attained Him. Happiness does not lie in riches; for such riches are evanescent; they exist today and may vanish tomorrow. True happiness lies in the Paramatma, who is eternally existing.

You must remember God with your whole soul every morning and evening. This will give you peace for all the twenty four hours, and protect the mind against evil predispositions.

Never feel elated when you succeed in acquiring wealth or attracting friends around you. Be grateful to God, who has vouchsafed all this to you.

Courtesy: Sri Hanumanprasad Poddar, in Wavelets of Bliss.