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Guess how many millions in this pile. (Almost all are $1000 notes!)
Answer: 53 millions!
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I lay golden eggs everyday!
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Corporations, Mass Productions …
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Top 10 Richest Persons in the World 2009
Bill Gates
Rank: 1 Net Worth: $40.0 billions
Rank: 2 Net Worth: $37.0 billions
Warren Buffett
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Carlos Slim Helu & family
Rank: 3 Net Worth: $35.0 billions
Lawrence Ellison
Rank: 4 Net Worth: $22.5 billions
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Mukesh Ambani
Rank: 7 Net Worth: $19.5 billions
Lakshmi Mittal
Rank: 8 Net Worth: $19.3 billions
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Rich Kings in Africa…
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Cows are still considered as wealth in Zulu community
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Sravana Dāsa(hearing)
Varana Dāsa(bhajan)
Smarana Dāsa(Remembering)
Apana Dāsa(Realization)
Vastu Siddhi(Spiritual Identity)
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SmaranāSmaranā
DhāraņāDhāraņā
DhyanāDhyanā
AnusmritiAnusmriti
SamādhiSamādhi
Smarana Dasam
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Six Goswamis…
Rupa GoswamiSanatan GoswamiJiva GoswamiRaghunatha Bhatta GoswamiGopala Bhatta GoswamiRaghunatha Dasa Goswami
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“To become very big businessman is not ordinary thing; it requires very great labour, brain. But the result, Krishna says, Give it to Me. So there is no harm to become very big businessman, earning money. That is all right–but you give it to Krishna. Then in any position you can remain Krishna consciousness.” - Srila Prabhupada
Becoming rich is not a problem …
Sand -------> Iron ----------> Silver --------> Gold ----------> Diamond
• What is Cintamani?• In Vaikunta mansions are made of Cintamani !
Cintamani
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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Go-koti dānam grahņe khagasya Prayāga gangodaka kalpa vāsahYajñāyutam meru svarna dānam Govinda kirter na samam śatāmśaih (Skanda Purana)
One may give 10 million cows in charity at solar eclipse; one may live in prayaga of Ganga for a kalpa; or one may perform 10,000 yajnas and give sumeru mountain amount of gold; but these cannot
compare to even 1/100 of benefit from chanting Govinda’s name.
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Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
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Whom will you choose?
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?Spiritual World
Material World
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Who are the REAL riches ?
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Why?
They have Bhagavan Himself!
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Vana-maali giri dhaariVadhu vrndaa vana chaari .... (Vana)
Peetaam-bara hara dhaariPriya prajaa citta haari .... (Vana)
Bhakta-koti bhaya haariBraja kanyaa vesha haari .... (Vana)
Mano-hara vamsi dhaariMuraleeya hey-mu raari .... (Vana)