Money, Money, Money

Nowadays people have become maddened by the pursuit of money, money, money. They think that they can purchase happiness by accumulating a large quantity of money. But of what value is this money? Practically it has no value. It is paper only. What has real value is food, water, clothing, and shelter. Can we eat, drink, wear, or make a house out of money? No. This is not possible. But yet we have a created an artificial economic system which is based on this valueless paper. What we are really dependent upon are the natural gifts given by God: fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, cotton, wool, silk, wood, gold, jewels, stones, etc. So we should not be so carried away by accumulation of money. We should focus on developing our Krishna consciousness more and more. Krishna will make sure that our material needs are met. And we should simply acquire whatever money is needed for taking care of our basic needs. Whatever money we may have beyond that should be utilized to spread the Krishna consciousness movement all over the world. This will bring factual happiness in the human society, not the accumulation of some pieces of paper.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Fire and False Ego

My question to you today: Is fire subtler than water?

Also, you once replied to my query regarding the sevenfold coverings of the material world. In that answer you had mentioned that the final, seventh, and densest covering is the false ego. I would like to know exactly what is this covering of false ego? I would like to know this because false ego is not something material whereas all other coverings are material like earth, water etc.

Yours devotedly,
Avinash

Answer: Transcend Them Through Krishna Consciousness

Yes, fire is more subtle than water. And even though the false ego is very subtle, it is also material. This false ego binds us to this material world. We can easily conquer over the false ego by awakening the real ego: I am not this body. I am spirit-soul, the eternal servant of Lord Sri Krishna. In other words by reviving our original Krishna consciousness we enter in that dimension which is far, far beyond the realm of fire and false ego.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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