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Miserliness
Miserliness is ingrained in many persons. That is the reason why they do not make any progress in their lives despite their earnestness, sincerity and other qualifications. Generous-hearted persons are very rare. Many have achieved power, popularity, peace and happiness only through a generous heart.
Miserly persons can never dream to have success in life. Miserliness is due to selfishness. The majority of worldly people are selfish. Money is their blood. All sorts of evil, greed, passion and hatred, stick to them. It is a pity even Judges and Zamindars fight with porters on the railway platforms for the sake of one anna.
If a miser keeps Rs. 50,000 he will not enjoy the money but crave for a lakh (Rs. 100,000) more. It is horrible to find that rich persons are so miserly and hard-hearted that they do not like to share with their friends some of the rich delicacies. Such persons will not give even a pie in charity.
They will be eating nice food but they will never have a heart to give a small portion to a poor starving man. Doing abundant, spontaneous and unrestrained charity to relieve the pains of the sick and suffering humanity is an effective means to destroy this evil nature. Develop therefore this Udara Vritti or magnanimity.
Never think of your wife, children and dependants only. Whenever you come across poor people, whenever there is suffering, give money and food. If you give, the whole wealth of the world is yours.
Money will come to you. This is the immutable, inexorable and unrelenting law of nature. Therefore give. Share with all. Destroy the ingrained miserliness. Your heart will expand. You will have a broad outlook of life. Become a modern Buddha.
The following teaching of Swami Sivananda has been taken from the book Students Success In Life.
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