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I am the Soul
749 his own shop and told his elder brother about the transaction. The elder brother was very upset and told the Arab that it was a loss-making transaction and that was not the way to do it. The younger brother was afraid and did not know what to do. He hesitantly rushed back to Srimadji's shop with a sad face. Since he could not say a thing, Srimadji asked, “What is it, Brother?”
“Raichandbhai! I just concluded a deal with you and went back. But my elder brother is not agreeable to it. We will be the losers in it.”
“Aha! Why should it bother you so much? Bring me the note” So saying Srimadji took the note from the merchant and tore it off.
"Go now, you are not bound anymore! Raichand drinks milk, not somebody's blood.'
Brothers! He pulled the Arab merchant out of a difficult spot. In doing so, he gave away the profits he would have made.
Think this over! He was a merchant. He too had a large family to look after. He had not entered the ascetic order, but his aim was to realise the soul. He had not learnt to amass wealth by hurting somebody.
I want to ask you, how really are the lives of those who propagate the niscaya naya and talk about the atma? How many of them do hanky-panky business, and collect money by drawing blood from others? And how many of them offer peace to all others through compassion and love? Or is the equation such that dharma is dharma and business is business?
Brothers! Unless there is dharma in your business, you do not have the right to discuss the atma. Therefore, those who really want to attain the soul, will have to bring in saintliness in their life.
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