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Science of Money
Science of Money
Is there not a relationship with the shopkeeper and the customer? Does that relationship end when the shopkeeper closes his shop? No it does not. The customer will remember how the shopkeeper treated him. He will remember if the shopkeeper sold him bad merchandise. People will always remember and bind revenge, so even if you close your business in this life, they will not leave you alone in your next life. They will not rest until they have avenged themselves. This is the law of hurt and revenge. That is why the Lord has said to become free from vengeance by any means that you can.
Once an acquaintance of mine borrowed some money from me. He never came back to return the money he borrowed. I understood then that this was because of some unsettled account from past life. I told him that he did not have to return the money and that he was free to keep it. If you are able to break the recurring cycle of vengeance by letting go of your money, do so. Break the vengeance by whatever way you can otherwise even one person's vengeance will lead to your wandering life after life. (125)
Even if hundreds of thousands of rupees were at stake, I would let it be. Because that money is bound to go and I am bound to remain. Whatever the situation, I will not let any kashay take place. What remains to be said even if you loose a hundred thousand rupees? At least I am still here and the rest is dispensable.
If someone were to ask me, 'Have you incurred a loss this year?' I would say "No, I have not had a loss, the business has'. And if there was a profit I would say, 'The business made the profit.' I do not have profit or loss. (135)
Questioner: Certain things do not bother us much but sometimes when we expect to make a profit in our sales and end up making a loss, it keeps gnawing at us.
Dadashri: You should deposit such losses the moment they occur in your account of losses and by making an entry of this in your books as a loan paid off, you can clear your accounts. You have many opinions ahead of time that you will make a certain amount of profit but you end up making a loss so you have to tell yourself that it is all vyavasthit. If you are to incur additional loss, it will happen if it is in your vyavasthit. So these profits and losses are not in your control. You will incur a profit even if you say you do not want it. You may say you are tired of all the profits and that you do not want any profits any more but even then you will not be able to stop it. Even when you say no, there will be a pressure of both profit and losses. So do not keep an account of your profits and losses.
If some businessman pressures me and insists that I visit Calcutta by plane despite my objection, what would I do? He remains absolutely adamant. For such situations you cannot keep accounts. You have to go and spend the money for the airfare and other items. Never keep accounts for money that comes and goes. On the day you incur some loss, deposit that money into your account of losses and offset it with the positive income in the virtual trust account. It does not exist but it is there within your mind. You still have a balance on the books. These books are not permanent. Do people not destroy these books after a few years? Would they destroy them if they were real? These are all solutions
(134)
I separate everything - if the business was running in a loss, I would say, "The business has suffered a loss'. We are not the owner of profit and loss so why should we take on the burden of profit and loss? Profit or loss does not touch us. If for some reason there is a loss in the business and the income tax has to be paid, I would tell the business, Business, if you have anything to pay the taxes off with, do so. You are the one who has to fulfill this'.
