Wealth earned through sin brings no happiness, only restlessness!

A brief utterance of Pujya Maharaj Ji. Watch the video above for the full talk.

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You can never attain happiness and peace through wealth obtained by unrighteous means. If the wealth was earned righteously and the thought comes that you should buy a new house for your family's happiness, then you should buy it. If the family is to be taken on a pilgrimage, or you want to go to relatives' homes, buy a car. If you have the money, you should do it. Do not misuse wealth for your own indulgence. Whatever you do for your family's happiness will be counted as bhajan. But the goal is inner contemplation. Look at some people who, having earned money, spend it on indulgence. They drink alcohol, misuse their money on other men's women, and do many other such things.

Once I asked a brother who drinks alcohol, "How much liquor do you drink? A hundred or two hundred, I suppose?" He said, "I drink for a thousand." I said, "Now tell me, if you took ₹1,000 home in fruit, flowers and vegetables and fed everyone, how happy would the family be? From today, take a vow that you will not drink liquor." So that wealth is misused, and this is the proper use of wealth. If you use that wealth well, regard the family in a Bhagwan-like spirit, and do naam jap, then there is no obstacle to our bhakti.

This text has been taken from the video's auto-generated subtitles, so there may be errors in the words. Please listen to the video for the authentic words.

Original video: Bhajan Marg (YouTube)