The main thing is to think about the resources that one has. "If I get this, I will do that." Those are all daydreaming thoughts. Think about the resources you have. And how to utilize them to please God? Plan how it can be used in the service of God's devotee. And act accordingly. Then one can still become Nishkam. Otherwise, one cannot become Nishkam. Otherwise, there is no alignment with being Nishkam at all. There is no alignment with what God said in the Gita. Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana, ma karmaphalaheturbhurma te sango'stvakarmani. Karmanyeva, you have to do your duty and not desire the fruits. Not to desire the fruits. Not desiring, that part is true. Ma te, that, 'ma karmaphalaheturbhur'. Meaning, do not have ego. Do not have desire in that. Because if one does good, they will be praised. They will receive respect. Now, they cannot renounce that. If they receive respect from society, how do we stop that? Huh? What to do? Even if one stops doing seva, they will still be praised that they did a lot. That cannot be stopped. At that time, do not desire it. Do not be restless. That much is true. Do not have desire. But as for those resources, one must plan for them. To please God. Planning of time as well. We have this much time. How much time does a person really have? Their, what, huh? Career time is barely 20 years. In 30 years, the next generation changes. They will say, "You sit back, let us do it." Since you all say this, they will tell me too, "You don't have to do anything, you..." It is good they haven't put me in the cupboard yet. In the showcase. Otherwise, Vishwamangal Swami will say, "You are an ornament of the showcase, an ornament, you shouldn't go anywhere." It will reach there. A generation passes, right? Barely 20 years. It has been 20 years for us, right? It has been 20 years since this Gurukul was established. So, an ornament of the showcase. Once you reach 20 years, then others will replace you. Now, the new generation. A person has this much time. What do they do in that time? Their entire career package is formed. After that, it happens like that. Nothing else. A householder might only get enough for sustenance, so how can they use from that for God? Resources are obtained just for sustenance. Do they not have time? They wouldn't have that much time, right? A person can allocate time in any way. Suppose it is very necessary for someone to earn a livelihood. But to please God, they always have a chance, in any way possible. There is at least this much chance to please God. They can sing kirtans of God mentally, remember God, keep devotion. There is no monopoly on that. And even in that, whether a person decreases or increases their needs, they can do it themselves. Their need, that is a standard need, say of 10,000. And if they got 9,000, even then they can manage their needs from that, and do something to please God. And now if they manage their needs from that, then that becomes very significant to God. When the mongoose rolled in the Pandavas' yajna, it did not turn into gold. In the Pandavas' yajna, otherwise everyone had done philanthropy. And that sage had just given half a leaf-plate of food to the other, and then washed his hands, and when the mongoose rolled there, it turned into gold. So, whatever needs he had, he gave from that. To please God, there must be a strong desire. And that is what is lacking. It is not that no one has resources. God Himself has given the resources. And He would give even more. But where is the strong desire? No one has a strong desire. Why please someone else? If we want to become, we will become. Why should we please someone else? So, there is no such strong desire. That is the obstacle. It is not a question of how to please God if one needs 10,000 and gets 9,000. If there is a strong desire within, one pleases with whatever is available. He said, "Just write one shloka." If he writes one shloka, he gives him a village, land estate. To him, there is no expectation of material things. Some expect to give if they find a worthy recipient, "If I find a worthy recipient, I will give." "If I find a worthy recipient, I will give." That is his expectation. He expects devotion. He expects a strong desire, that in the heart of the jiva, there arises a desire to please God. They feel an intense yearning. "If only I get a chance somewhere." God has already given chances. It is about us creating the chance. It is about recognizing it. After it passes, opportunity, there is that illustration of opportunity, right? What is opportunity like? Bald at the back and hair in the front. So, opportunity has hair in the front, covering the face, so no one recognizes it. And if one tries to catch it from behind, it is bald, so it cannot be grasped. So, they say that about opportunity, the management people. What is opportunity like? Hair in the front. Hair in the front. And bald at the back. So, when it comes, if looked at, one doesn't know who is coming. Only hair is visible. Then after it is gone, one realizes, "Oh, that was an opportunity." Once the opportunity is gone, if one tries to grab it, it is bald there, nothing comes to hand. The promising future, one must recognize the promising future. That is very, that is what is called intellect. What is going to happen? This event that is happening now in the present, how important is it later? How important is it later? The resources given to us right now, the time given, whatever God has given, how important, how valuable will it be later? If one has recognized that, then they are said to have recognized the opportunity. But they do not recognize it like that. There is no resolve from within, right? There is no urge from within that, "I want to please God." Otherwise, their eyes would immediately look for, "How do I please Him?" If enthusiasm comes from within, that "I want to please God," then immediately the question arises, "With what do I please Him?" Then God would have spread out many things before them. But that is not within, right? Not in the jiva. So, even if God has given favorable conditions, until it enters the jiva, of what use is that favorability? Until it enters one's own jiva, until then, favorability is of no use. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details