Don't beg from beggars!
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Becoming bound, becoming entangled, is the greatest suffering human beings carry. Decide not to get bound to the reward given by anybody who is expecting reward from others! Just take a simple decision - I will not beg from beggars. I will not ask, expect any reward from the fellows who are also expecting reward from others. Decide - if I have to be rewarded, I will be rewarded only from a person who does not need to be rewarded from anybody. If I have to receive, I will receive from the king. I will not beg from beggars. It is like stealing from the begging bowl. How much you will steal? 3 paise and 1 ½ annas! I tell you, if you are expecting reward from ordinary people who are also expecting reward from others, you are begging from a beggar. Do not do the mistake of begging from a beggar.
Please understand, clinging for rewards is nothing but handing over your freedom to others. Psychologically becoming slave of others. Whoever you expect should reward you, they drive you. Man who pays the piper decides the tune. You may think, Oh, I know all these ideas already, what is there? No, your brain needs to be reminded all the time again & again, because forgetfulness is the basic quality of your mind. Reminding yourself again & again is the highest spiritual practice.
