Book Title: Study in Karma Author(s): Annie Besant Publisher: Theosophist Office AdyarPage 54
________________ UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH 43 in this case is that, if a man puts himself into accord with the divine law, happiness is the result of such harmony. The error is to identify worldly success with happiness, and to disregard the element of time. A man going into business determines. to be truthful, and to take no unfair advantage over others. He sees those who are untruthful and unscrupulous going ahead of him; if he is weak, he becomes discouraged, even, perchance, imitates them. If he is strong, he says: “I will work in harmony with the divine law, no matter what may be the immediate worldly results;” inner peace and happiness are then his, but success does not accrue to him; nevertheless, in the long run' even that may fall to him, for what he loses in money he gains in confidence, whereas the man who once betrays may at any time betray again, and none will trust him. In a competitivePage Navigation
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