In English
The members of Sathya Sai Organisation should not join movements that are intended to collect money. I am hoping that you will join such movements, which will enable you to promote the good qualities in you. To those who have the enthusiasm, the ability, and the wish to contribute to the Health and Education Trust, there is no objection from Sai at all. Even here, there is a method. Do not pay money into the hands of any individual. For such individuals who have the enthusiasm and the ability to contribute and wish to do so voluntarily, we have created a facility where you can walk into the bank, pay the bank and obtain a receipt. Do not undertake to pay this money into the hands of any other individual. If you do so, you will be bringing disrepute to the pure and untarnished name of Sathya Sai. In our lives, we earn and amass money by several improper means. In order that such improperly amassed money may be used for a good purpose, our ancestors have laid down that one has to donate money; one has to give money to deserving persons. This is laid down in our ancient traditions. Your conduct should be such that you bring out the distinctiveness of the Sathya Sai Organisation; the areas in which the Sathya Sai Organisation is very different from other organisations of the world. Today, in the context of people simply wanting to collect money in one name or the other, all spiritual organisations have gone down to the very depths.