Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 16
There is an anecdote. There was a very rich man. He built a house of steel, like a safe, because there were so many jewels, ornaments and precious stones etc., in his house. The house, could be unlocked with a key. Once he went into the house and shut it, but the key was left outside. So he died, without food, water and air. Similarly a man suffering from a disease, cannot enjoy delicious dishes, because if he eats such foods, he may die.
Even dispassionate ascetics, who do not possess, even a single penny, get the necessities of life, according to their destiny. So, there is no need for a man to be worried, how he would earn his living. Saint Tulasi declares, "The Lord, first decided the destiny of a being, and then bestowed upon him, this human body. So he need not worry, he should adore Him." Similarly, another saying goes, that the Lord provides cloth, wood and fire, even for a dead body, so if a living man, worries about his livelihood, he is very unfortunate. Saint Ramadasa also declares, "An ascetic, has got neither grain nor any animal (for milk or butter etc.,) nor cash, but at meal-time, he receives everything." Those possessing a demoniac nature, do not understand this. They think, that they obtain things, because they worry and make effort and if they do not do so, they may die of starvation.
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- ↑ Similarly the unwise people who perform actions in order to reap their fruit hold that there is nothing else beyond the heavenly enjoyments (Gita 2/42). So they want to enjoy those pleasures which are more attractive than the mundane pleasures.