Stop Hoarding Wealth and Serve the Poor

SAI RAM. THE TRANSCRIPT OF THIS DIVINE DISCOURSE IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS POINT.

Report from Sanathana Sarathi, April 1999 issue about the discourse:

On the evening of 15th March, a public meeting had been arranged in the football ground at Cooperage in south Mumbai. His discourse was one of the most spirited delivered in recent years. Bhagavan severely admonished the rich people of Mumbai and declared that they alone were responsible for all the evils they were complaining about today. They were all busy piling up wealth and living in luxury in skyscrapers, while those who contributed to their wealth lived in abject poverty in numerous slums scattered around the city. If they wanted things to change, then they must immediately transform their lifestyle. They must become compassionate, and take up social activities benefiting the poor. They must start schools, dispensaries and hospitals. Little did the audience expect this! They came for sympathy but got admonishment instead.

Swami told them in no uncertain terms that Dharma alone would protect them and that the most important duty enjoined by Dharma was sacrifice. People must look into their hearts, discover the latent Divinity, and, deriving strength from it, must be ready to serve humanity. Love all and serve all, He spiritedly declared. The elite of Mumbai had never heard anything like this and when they recovered from the shock they all loudly cheered.