You are mine. You have faith in me. I gave you advice and you lost money by carrying it out. If people say that I have used up your money, it is true. But why? How can people be blamed? You are definitely mine, because you have faith in me, and you have held out and stuck fast to my feet despite your own hardships. But how are people to believe this? How could they have such faith? Therefore, if they speak ill about me behind my back, just listen quietly. What truth is in it?
Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross; but did it change his state? No! The truth is, he who is perfect is not moved by any disaster. He remains perfect even if the whole world speaks against him. How would the sun be affected if men were to shoot arrows at it? The arrows will rebound and come raining down on the persons who shot them. The Avatar, or the Sadgurus, are thus like the sun. They are not going to be impressed or influenced in any way by the arrows of slander. But why am I affected by this? I feel for you, because you are being harassed.
Remember this: those whom I love suffer somehow in any event. But this is the moral: no sooner than you have money, pay off your debtors. You got involved in a business in which you suffered a loss, because I asked you to get involved. Now I will turn the key in such a way that everything will be all right and you will have happy times.
But always be honest in your dealings. It is better to be honest and suffer than to be dishonest and enjoy life.
-www.lordmeher.org, p1640
Sept, 1934; Meherabad