- Proverb (Hindi): When God gives something to someone, He gives in abundance.
- Story of the farmer who found a silver chest full of treasure buried in the ground. Description from the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
- Money is not everything in human life, but it is necessary.
- What you get in this life is the result of your pious activities (punia-karma) in your past lives.
- Story of the brahmana Sudama Vipra, a great friend of Krishna, who stayed in the ashram of Sandipani Muni (Srimad-Bhagavatam).
- Krsna was such a friend of Sudama Vipra that when he visited him, Krsna bathed his feet and gave caranamrta to all the queens and children of the palace and took it Himself.
- Krishna and His queens served Sudama Vipra lovingly and excellently.
- Though he was poor, he didn’t ask Krishna for anything and left the palace.
- On reaching his village, Sudama saw a large palace with a fire ceremony and several brahmanas chanting mantras.
- Sudama Vipra realised that by visiting Krsna and offering Him a little rice, he had received all this from Him.
- The conclusion is that Krishna can give you everything, have firm faith in the guru and in Krishna and everything will come!
Sao Paulo, Rajeev Prabhu’s Store
Brazil, Lectures in English, Translated into Portuguese, Brazil 2023
