Between the Goddess of wealth and the Goddess of education there was a little conflict.

You can say education or the Saraswati, if neglected or if too much adored, can make you egoistical in the sense that if you become a person who is after learning, learning, learning, you can be thrown on the other side.
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A lady wanted to test the power of wealth, so she said to Lakshmi, “All right, let’s see on this person.”

This person was a beggar. He needed money very much, so Lakshmi put a lot of money in a big utensil, what we call a handa, and put it in his way.

This fellow was walking, so Saraswati entered into his mind. As soon as Saraswati entered into his mind, he became egoistical and he did not even look at that handa. He just walked off. That was his need, but he walked off.

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So it suggests one thing: when people become egoistical, they start making their own plans. They start making their own suggestions and images they form. Then what happens is that the Divine, who is trying to supply for your need, for your wants, for your solutions, disappears.

This is what happens: we do not allow the Divine to have its play. This is not only on the material level. It is true also on the emotional level. It is true also on our physical level. But the best of all is that it is true about the spiritual level also.

So we should not miss the point. Let the Divine play its role and we should be able to see.