Science of Money

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

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Science of Money
Science of Money
was doing business. Only under such circumstances will such a Gnan manifest. I handed out sweets to everyone even when my children died.
to keep your mind at peace. The day you incur a loss of one hundred and fifty rupees deduct if from the earnings of five hundred that you have in the virtual account, so you will be left with the sum of three hundred fifty. Therefore instead of seeing a negative figure (loss) of one hundred fifty, you see a positive figure of three hundred fifty. This is how the world is - The world is not precise, it is approximate. A principle would be precise and exact. But this world is capricious whereas the account of liberation is an absolute and exact principle. (136)
When I experienced sudden difficulties in the business, I never used to discuss them. When Hiraba found out she would ask me how much of a loss we had incurred. I would tell her we did not incur any loss. In fact I would offer her some money and tell her that it was the money the business had made. And when Hiraba would insist that people were saying the business was running at a loss, I would insist that it was not so and that in fact we had more income but that she was to keep this a secret.
What do you call equanimity? Equanimity does say that the profit is the same as loss. Equanimity is to remain unaffected when you realize a loss instead of a profit, and also a profit where you expected profit. It is where you do not become elevated or depressed. It is to rise above the duality. (137)
If people asked me how my business was doing, I would tell them whether it was making a loss or even a profit. Generally I would not discuss my business. If someone asks me whether my business was making a loss, I would tell him if it were true. My partner has never questioned me why I tell everyone about the business. It would be better to tell the truth because it would prevent people extending loans to us, and this would help reduce our liability. On the contrary people tell me "Why do you say it out in the open? They will not lend you any money'. But that would only increase our debts instead. Why not say it as it is?
If your business made a loss, tell this openly to the other person. The other person will say a prayer on your behalf and it will make you feel better by discussing it with someone. If you keep it to yourself, the burden will be too heavy to bear.
Whatever worries you are faced with, just take them in your stride. Before Gnan I used to have a lot of worries when I
When my business experienced a loss, it affected so many people that they would come to me asking how much we had lost. I would tell them that we did have a loss but now all of a sudden we just made a profit of one hundred thousand rupees! This would pacify the other person. (138)
I would analyze all experiences. I never worried about money in the business. There is no one more foolish than the one who worries about money in his business. Money is already written in your destiny. Do losses not incur even when you do not worry about them?(139)
If you have dishonest employees who are stealing money from your business, you should understand that your money is not honest money and that is why you have encountered such people. How would you otherwise come across such dishonest people? I too had experienced this situation once when all I came across were people who were crooked. That is when I decided that I did not want any part of this.
A good business is one that does not involve any violence or aggression against other living entities. Some grain vendors mix