Way of Life Part 2

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana

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THE WAY OF LIFE
they want to go to their shops. Some people do not worship the lord because they will have to go to their shops late. THE HABIT OF EATING FOOD IN THE NIGHT HAS BEEN ON THE INCREASE
I hope you carry on your business or occupation in such a way that you do not have to take your meal in the night. I hope you take your evening meal before the sunset. Now-a-days, the sinful habit of eating food in the night has become common. People do not even seem to feel sorry when they take their food in the night. Do you feel sorry ? Even if there are no customers at the shop, you would go home in the night and eat your food. Some people at any rate, have cultivated the bad habit of eating food in the night.
Just as you have to think of your financial resources and the propriety of time, you must also think of the place; and the kind of business that should be carried on in a particular place. What kind of business thrives in a particular town or city ? You must think of this point. You must not carry on the business or occupation which cannot thrive in a certain place. You must also think of this point; where you can open a shop and where you should not. If you carefully think of these things, you can avoid many difficulties and impediments. THE “KEYS" TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
This last point which I am going to mention is of the greatest importance in any business or profession. It relates to honesty, integrity and lawfulness. You must be clean and upright in your dealings in respect of earning money. Conformity to law and justice is the “master-key" to success in business or any occupation. By answering the questions given below, you can find out for yourselves, the extent of your honesty and lawfulness.
1. Do you adulterate commodities? 2. Do you use false measures and weights ? 3. Do you take more money than the price of the
commodity ?