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Lobha or Greed

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Baba’s sayings about Greed

Para Number in the Book & About greed

  1. Baba- ” Never accept gratis the labour (or, of course property) of others. This should be the rule of your life.”

Baba said this, as he paid Rs.2/- to a man who brought him a ladder to get down from the top of a house.

  1. Baba (to N.G.C.)- “This man has left a box with us and wants it back. It is not proper to refuse. We must give him back what is his. “
  2. Baha (to Jayagvdi Bala Nev. jaskar): “Return the lands to the children (i.e., the lessors).. Why trouble them?”

This was said to Bala Newaskar who was a lessee of Kshirasagar’s lands, the proceeds of which were given to Bala, but Bala refused to return the lands.

229. Baba (to Attai): “It is Anna (your father) that eats your property. Let him eat. Do not sue him. God will give you plenty.

230. Baba (to Jog): “Do not go to the debtor’s village to ask for your money. The debtor himself will come here.

Jog: Will he himself come? How will he? The time for recovery of the debt is nearly over.

Baba: Wait.

Jog waited beyond limitation time and the debtor himself came and paid the debts, viz., Rs.I,400/- the principal without interest (cf 255.)

Sadu chose the Better Part and not Bade Baba

231. Sadu Bhayya (Sadashiv Dundiraj) who was at Harda on 15-2-1915 was walking with some friends at 4 pm. Suddenly Baba appeared to be coming from the opposite direction and he passed his hand into Sadu Bhayya’s, and leaving a toothpick in the latter’s hand and disappeared.

A sceptic Friend: What is that has happened now?

S.Bhayya: One thing is certain. When we were coming on, I had no toothpick in hand. Now I have got a toothpick here. Baba has given me this.

Sceptic Friend: Why not write to Shirdi and verify? Sadhu Bhayya wrote ro Shama and on Shama’s invitation went to Shirdi and narrated all facts in Baba’s presence.

Baba: “Sadu, go and tell this to bade Baba.”

Sadhu Bhayya went and narrated it before Bade Baba, Dr. Pillai and others. Bade Baba very much excited began to think and came weeping to Baba.

Bade Baba: “What Baba, you have been giving me large sums of money but money only; but to Sadhu Bhayya you have given Sakshatkar.”

So saying he wept.

Baba: “What is to be done? Each gets what he chooses”

Bade baba who had plenty of money and paid income tax on them, subsequently lost all fortune and died.

232. N R Sahasrabuddhe found Baba was distributing prasad to devotees. The quantity in baba’s hand being but little, NRS feared that nothing would remain for him.

Baba (giving him a bit) said, with a smile, “There is nothing for you” and thus rebuked him for his anxiety and attachment to earthly goods.