Science of Money

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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correct', they say. And if a person were to assess the situation and look for answers through his intellect, he is bound to get nowhere.
People set out to make a living when their circumstances are not favorable. They should instead engage in bhakti (worship) during such times. You should do bhakti, work towards the salvation of your soul, stay in satsang etc. It does not matter if you cannot afford to buy vegetables, at least you have enough grains for a meal. You will earn only if your circumstances are right otherwise people make a loss in a lucrative business and a profit in an unproductive one. It all depends on your circumstances.
Profit or loss, neither is under your control. Just go along with all these natural adjustments. What happens if you make a profit of one million and immediately loose half a million? As such people cannot even tolerate a loss of one hundred thousand. They cry and worry and some even go mad! I have seen many such people who have gone mad. (131)
Questioner: In order to attract customers, I open my shop early and close it late, is this correct?
Its like this: if a person's chit does not wander to his factory when he is having his meal, then his factory is fine, but if his chit wanders there, then of what use is that factory? Such factories will make you have a heart attack. So you have to understand what is normal. If a person has to manage three work shifts and he is newly married, what will happen if he does not have time to see his bride? Are those three work shifts appropriate? He has brought home a new bride; surely he has to keep her mind at peace. When he goes home his wife will complain that she never sees him and that he does not even have time to talk with her. So this is not fair or proper, is it? Everything should be fair and proper in this world.
You must agree and concede to issues related to the family business in order to avoid clashes at home with other family members. Say, 'yes, yes'. Let what is running keep running smoothly, do not obstruct it. But everyone should collectively come to a decision: for example decide on a final amount say one and a half million rupees, beyond which no one wants any more. Everyone in the family should be present in this decision making process.
Questioner: No one will agree in such matters Dada. Dadashri: Then it is of no use. Everyone one must agree.
You may even run four work shifts. If you do, will it grant you an extension to live two hundred years more? (133)
Questioner: How much should we expand our business?
Dadashri: You can expand your business to the point where you can sleep soundly. You may even expand to the point where you are able to remove it from your mind when you want to sleep. You should not invite trouble, which is unnecessary. (134)
Dadashri: Who are you to attract the customers? You should open your shop at the same time other shopkeepers do. And it is also wrong for you to open your shop at nine-thirty when other shopkeepers open theirs at seven thirty. Close your shop when others close theirs. What does the worldly law dictate? It says you should observe what others do. Go to sleep when others do. What nonsense if you make a racket at two in the morning when everyone is asleep? This is like worrying about how you are going to digest your food, after you finish eating! You get the result of that in the morning don't you? It is the same with business also. (124)