Way of Life Part 3

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

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THE WAY OF LIFE
tries like America and Britain; and have settled down there. But those people are interested only in earning money; and satisfying their worldly desires. They desire to amass enormous wealth; and to enjoy countless materialistic pleasures and luxuries.
THE AIM OF HUMAN LIFE MUST BE "DHARMAPURUSHARTH" (THE ENDEAVOUR TO ATTAIN SPIRITUAL ELEVATION)
We should never forget this vital point that the aim of human life is to attain spiritual elevation. We should desire Artha (money) and Kama (the fulfilment of worldly desires) only as a means but not as an end. We should not get absorbed in the means forgetting the end. Searching for a proper refuge also is a means. If we secure the right refuge, we can achieve all the three purusharthas easily. That means we can easily acquire wealth; we can attain the fulfilment of our worldly desires and we can carry out our spiritual activities without any hindrance. Our lives will be free from fear and worry.
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There lives in Bombay an old acquaintance of mine. has been working in a firm for 25 to 30 years. But I never heard him complain of any kind of difficulty. One day, I said to him, "What have you saved by working in the same place for 25 to 30 years?" He said smiling: "I do not have any need for saving money. The Seth in whose firm I am working gives me money whenever I need money. The Seth has said to me, "You need not have any worry regarding money. Whenever you need money, you can take it from me"; and I have taken money from him several times. He does not enter the amount in my account."
I know that Seth also. One day, I said to the Seth, "This gentleman has been working in your concern for over 25 years. How is he?" The Seth said, "I consider him as my fourth son. I have the same trust in him as I have in my three sons. He is a very honest man and works with a sense of dedication to duty."