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Tulsidas: The company of a saint is rare in this world

True spiritual wealth, not worldly attachments, is the real and lasting fortune.

Satsang and divine discourse are rare. Worldly riches like family and wealth are common and do not bring true happiness, as even sinners possess them. Spiritual richness, however, accompanies the soul across many lifetimes. This is the real wealth. It is gained through the rare companionship of saints. Material wealth, born of ignorance, is easily earned by anyone. Spiritual practice repays the difficult karmic debts of past lives, which is harder than settling a debt for food.

"Sant Samāgam Harikathā Tulsidurlabdhoi."

"Spiritual richness is the real wealth."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Great Saint Tulsidāsajī said: “Sant Samāgam Harikathā Tulsidurlabdhoi.” The company of a saint—satsaṅg—and the discourse of Hari are both rare in this world. It is rare and difficult to attain a connection with the divine through such satsaṅg. Worldly attachments—children, partners, wealth—even sinners can possess these. That will not grant you true happiness. Therefore, Tulsidās is comparing two kinds of riches: spiritual richness and worldly richness. Spiritual richness accompanies you janman janam, across many, many lives. God, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, stated this very clearly to Arjuna: if you do not achieve your goal in this life while practicing yoga, you will attain a next life with better parents—spiritual parents—and a human life. That is spirituality. That spiritual richness will be credited to you from your very childhood. Thus, spiritual richness is the real wealth. And it is gained through satsaṅg, through the companionship of the spiritual saint. That is rare. In contrast, this material world and its material wealth—anyone can earn that. By the way, everyone can earn money and material possessions. It is born of ignorance. And that [spiritual practice] will repay all the debts of our past lives, the karmic debt. Because karmic debt is more difficult to repay. It is easier to pay for food.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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