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‘Uparam’ means, detachment and indifference ‘Titiksha’ means, to endure the sting of coldness, warmth, happiness, name, ill-name, gain, loss, etc. and to remain unaffected.
Once Baba advised us, one’s wealth does not suffer if it is offered by way of charity. But it suffers if one wants to enjoy it in luxury. “swami Turiyananda, the direct disciple of sri Ramakrishna Paramhansdev, once said—if you want to emulate the path of meditation, never get yourself attached to amassing money. Out of money comes nothing. it is indeed a problem to set up an ashram. There are people who observe that they are earning money for the sake of others, but believe me, they do it for themselves only. it is for this reason, money begets no happiness. it instead invites many a trouble.”
Baba in fact said this to us. Whenever you serve others, do it with all generosity and keep only that much you need for your living. save some money for your near and dear ones, save something for rainy days and distribute the rest among those in dire need. if done so, God will never keep you unfed.
To make this point clear, Baba told us a tale. Once there lived a merchant in a town. and the merchant had lived a poor sort of living in his young days. having been orphaned at a young age, he was brought up by his relatives. The father of that merchant, being an affluent man, had amassed a lot of money as a jeweller. But his son, as ill luck would have it, was deprived of it and everything was grabbed by his relatives. a kind-hearted man brought him up. and poverty taught him a good lesson. he realized that he would have to stand on his own feet or he would be washed away like a piece of straw in the ocean of life. he became an apprentice with a jeweller but with no pay in return. he was perseverant, besides being bold and intelligent. after being trained for a couple of years, he began to work in another jewellery shop as its joint partner. after earning some money, he set up an independent business. Within a very short while he became rich.
he built a house for himself and then got married. he began to donate money among the poor and the homeless without amassing any wealth for himself. he used to offer food and shelter to those
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