Premanand Ji Maharaj on money: earn honestly, give quietly

Devotees often feel guilty about wanting money. His answer is more practical than they expect.

Premanand Ji Maharaj with open hands before a blue backdrop

In short

  • Wanting money is not wrong.
  • He does not romanticise poverty.
  • Earn honestly, spend without cruelty, give quietly.
  • Do not let money become the measure of a life.

Not wrong to want it

He does not romanticise poverty, and he does not tell householders to give away what their family depends on.

Earn honestly, spend without cruelty, give quietly.

What he warns against

His warning is narrower: money as the measure of a life. When the number becomes the reason you exist, it has taken a place it should not have.

On giving

He places naam jap above money given, and quiet service above service announced: service done to be seen is a transaction. That is also why nothing at the ashram is sold and no donation buys access to him.

Where this comes from

Everything on this page is drawn from what this site records of his public satsang on the questions page and the teachings page. It summarises his position; it does not quote him word for word.

This is a fan website, not the official site of Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj. The article summarises what he teaches in public satsang; it does not quote him. If something here is wrong, tell us and it is corrected the same week.

Quick answers

Questions people ask about this

Is it wrong to want money according to Premanand Ji Maharaj?

No. He warns only against letting money become the measure of your life.

Should I donate to get his blessing?

No. Nothing connected with him is sold, and no donation buys access. Any such offer is a scam.

How should I give to charity?

Quietly. In his teaching, service done to be seen is a transaction.

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