This mini-blog is just to record short quotes of Yogananda and Kriyananda in a less formal manner than the
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“ Oct. 2. Wealth, if it should come to you, should be treated as a sacred trust. It is not yours even if you’ve worked hard to earn it. Karma (again, it will be good karma only if you use it rightly) has put you in this position so that you may help others. Use it toward making this a better world to live in. Otherwise, wealth can suffocate one’s finer feelings. Try occasionally to live in voluntary poverty. Several years ago, I lived for three months on ten dollars a month; what others might have seen as deprivation was, to me, a worthwhile challenge. It is amazing how happily one can live on almost nothing. Live simply. One delusion of wealth is that it tends to make a person feel himself superior to others. It also makes one self-protective against favor-seekers. When you travel, try if possible to go incognito. Treat all as your equals; remember, though poor financially, they may be rich in ways that preclude the possession of money. Appreciate them for what they are.
Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs new, soon to be published book “Do It Well
