In this classic text from the ancient teachings of the Vedas of India are countless slokas, or verses written in the original Sanskrit language of the earth, about
Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion to God in the heart.
is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.
On Spiritual Economics
whereas the currency of Spiritual Economics is love
In Spiritual Economics the more we give, the more we live to give...
....living becomes the gift of giving....
people are motivated by love of money, whereas in the Spiritual World, souls are motivated by pure love for Krishna and His dearmost servants. Just imagine what kind of a
world we could inhabit if people were motivated to give to one another as an offering of love!
A positive example of
Spiritual Economics is the barter system. One person brings his organic
homegrown potatoes to trade with another person for some honey he gathered
from his beehives. As they understand the relative value of their products
in terms of the common denominator of money, so they strike a fair trade.
But in the process of
exchanging goods they have both produced as a labor
of love in harmony with the earth, spirits of the earth, and God, they develop
an affinity for one another. The potato farmer
concludes the deal by
throwing in a bushel full of hot chili peppers because he likes the bee farmer
so well. The bee farmer reciprocates by offering the potato farmer
a slab of
beeswax. While they are having a good time trading, the potato
farmer's wife arrives and offers the bee farmer some homemade oatmeal cookies.
See what happens when we try
to serve one another and God in the spirit of
love and devotion? - we just want to give and give more. What a contrast
to the modern capitalistic entrepreneurs who try to squeeze
every drop of
profit out of customers!!
Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.
It is very easy to serve the Master of Unlimited Resources when we understand that everything of this material manifestation is coming from the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. We cannot possibly claim any of it for our own proprietorship in any permanent manner - we are simply stewards
of Krishna's resources. The most wonderful aspect of Spiritual Economics is the realization that as God's resources are unlimited, our potential to
tilize and serve those resources is also unlimited.
liberation. But, of the two, work in devotional service is better than renunciation of work.
In this age of Quarrel and Hypocrisy, known as the Kali Yuga, the ancient Sanskrit Hare Krishna Maha Mantra is
recommended in the Vedic scriptures as the most effective means of meditation for deliverance from material conditional life:
HARE KRISHNA, HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE
Translation: Oh God, Oh Energy of God! Please engage me in your service!
This mantra is more powerful than an atom bomb.
All other mantras, such as OM, are contained with it.
It is a sound incarnation of God and one who chants it purely can at
once be reconnected to Lord Sri Krishna in one's constitutional spiritual identity.
