August 24, 2025
We must avoid any sectional development e.g. development of the body alone, or emphasis on increase of money etc. Luckily for us any non-spiritual substance of the world that you continue developing eventually becomes self-destructive. You go on concentrating on it until it fortunately bursts. Otherwise the nuisance would be eternal.
You see this in countries where there is the concept of competition, the concept that prosperity means one must promote someone else's adversity. I must bring you to see that the goods that I have to sell are “needed” by you. If I am a yogateacher, then it is yoga that is most important, vital to you. If a doctor wants to achieve some kind of development, he needs sick people. He must necessarily promote sickness in society to help him develop as a doctor!
It is said in The Ramayana that Rama wanted to bless Hanuman. He was about to say, ”For what you have done to aid me, I am bound to help you birth after birth.” But he stopped himself, “How can I help you, unless you are in difficulty!” Rama realized this was no real blessing, but more like a curse saying, “I wish you difficulties in birth after birth!” In all forms of sectional development, you will find this poison hidden.