Human lives should not be meant for objects

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You may be living in a bungalow which costs Rs.50 lakhs, driving in a car worth Rs.8 lakhs, wearing costly clothes, precious ornaments, wrist watches etc., Despite all these, let me assure you, that you cannot be labelled as materialistic. Living in luxury surely is not a sufficient reason to be labelled as materialist. For if that were the definition of being a materialist then the greatest materialist should have been Lord Krishna himself, because he lived in golden Dwarka, a golden palace. He used to eat from golden plates and dishes and wear the costliest clothes and ornaments. 

Can we say then that Lord Krishna's life was materialistic? Our traditional thinking says that one can be totally spiritual even while enjoying all the luxuries of life, e.g. living in a palace, driving in fancy cars, wearing expensive clothes and jewellery, etc. The only condition is that all these objects should be for our use, rather than due to our cravings for them. This is a very fine line of distinction and it has to be always kept in mind, since it is capable of converting a life from heaven to hell and vice-versa. Objects are necessary for human beings, but human lives should not be meant for objects. A person who believes that people are meant for objects is truly materialistic. Where objects are meant for people, I would not call it a material existence however luxurious it might be. I would still call it spiritual living. 

When Lord Krishna was about to leave for 'swadhaam' he was totally unattached to Dwarka. He had no qualms of leaving it. Instead he warned Uddhav and asked him to convey to the dwellers of Dwarka that it will get submerged into the sea in seven days and that they should leave it and move elsewhere. Lord Krishna had no kind of attachment whatsoever. 

Remember, one should utilise the materialistic objects but remain unattached to them. Don't get bound by the worldly things around you. Don't become like a fly, which sits on honey and gets stuck to it, instead be like a fly, which sits on sugar, which is as sweet as the honey but is unable to bind the fly to it.
                                                                                                                           ....Bhaishri

'Sajjan' i.e.virtuous people should become active

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"People often ask me; why do you narrate so many Kathas? Why do you tire your self and strain your vocal cords by reciting these kathas repeatedly? I tell them that I do so, so that individuals become virtuous, these virtuous individuals become active and these same people get united and organized to contribute constructively towards the betterment of society. This is specifically my goal. I believe, my kathas to be a medium of mass communication and I aim at achieving my goal through this medium. By virtuous people, I mean 'Sajjan' i.e. people who tread the path of truth. Such people should become active to contribute constructively to the society. When such virtuous and active people get united and organized only then can there be progress and improvement in the society. The society does not suffer as much because of bad people and their evil activities but more so because of the apathy and indifference of good people. Such people are either not active, or even when some of them are active, their efforts are not united. The reason for this is that these people think that since we are on the path of truth, why should we fear anything? They lead their own independent lives contributing nothing to society. Just think, had Gandhiji not been active and united the organized efforts of other honourable people in his support, could we have ever won our independence? 

Everyone bears the burden of responsibilities of one's household. What is so new about it? Your entire life is spent in that. The day is spent in earning your livelihood and the night in either sensual pleasures or sleep. This has become your daily routine. Earning livelihood is not bad by itself. It is indeed necessary for living. But also spare your earnings and your time for good and noble causes. Contribute towards religious activities and do charity to the helpless, underprivileged, etc. But these days we get to hear from people, ""Oh, there is so much recession in the business. We have to survive only on daal-roti,"" while in fact you are savouring 'mithais'. What kind of a recession is this? Accept the situation to be the blessings of God and live happily. Spare your time to do some kind of 'seva'. Contribute constructively for the welfare of humanity in whatever form you can. 

Treading on the path of truth, each individual should become moral, those virtuous individuals should become active and such active virtuous people should unite and make organized efforts to make constructive contribution to the society. Only then, will we evolve into a better nation. This is what today's society demands from us."
                                                                                                                             ....Bhaishri

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