Message #47574

[Jitendra Hydonus]

"PARAMAHANASAJI often pointed out to those who admired Rajarsi's business accomplishments that his spiritual achievements were far more important. "I remember one evening when Master and I were walking on the lawn in front of the Hermitage," recalled Meera Mata..."Rajarsi was sitting on the ground in lotus posture. Without saying anything, Master took me by the hand and led me quietly away. When we had gone some distance, Master said, "Let us not disturb him. Rajarsi is doing more good by the depths of his meditations than by all the money he has given to the work....Always remember Rajarsi sitting here meditating and serving me in this way."

Rajarsi Janankananda, A Great Western Yogi

And Amma taught meditation as well as promoted it every time I saw her. All types of meditation! She accumulated over a billion dollars since just 1981 but gave it all away to charity. Rajasi was also a very rich man in his time. He gave much of his wealth to the Self Realization Fellowship. What can we say for Elon Musk ? That he is the richest man in the world? Let us be realistic about such matters. He is probably the most selfish man alive.

It is as I’ve mentioned before; Paramahansa Yogananda said of this country I live in; it has misplaced priorities. And i certainly do not want leaders in it that have such unbalanced values. It has taken spiritual giants like Yogananda and Amma from a more spiritually developed country as India to remind us of such matters. Western leaders are blinded by wealth and power as well as material accomplishments instead of spiritual achievements.