The householder has many duties. One of the most important is keeping a roof over his family’s head and ‘putting bread on the table’.
However, conducting business and having spiritual aspirations need not be mutually exclusive.
Fortunately there are tools from the timeless Jain tradition that help us stay centred so that our business dealings can still facilitate self-realisation, and ultimately, liberation.
How is it possible to have spiritual aspirations while being involved in business? Shrimad Rajchandra, the self-realised soul (who was also a guide, helper and best friend to Mahatma Gandhi), was also a householder like you and I, and was involved in business dealings. In his journal, he wrote about how to behave and deal [...]
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