I had a lots of priorities: getting a degree, sending money to my family in India, buying a car, owning a home, paying for my kid’s education, saving for retirement and donating to charity. So I made making money my number one priority.
I was in a rat race. I worked late hours and whatever little time I had was spent looking for discounts and good deals. I overinvested in work and underinvested in my family.
After getting exposed to Holistic Science my perspective on money changed. The first thing I learned was that “Wealth is not bad, but to hanker after it is bad indeed”. In addition, I realized that the real purpose of life was not money but inner happiness.
These are additional things I learned.
I need to spend time with my family and inner self.
I need to put a limit to how much I want to earn because I have a finite life span.
Earning money to sustain myself and my family is not bad. But I need to make normal efforts to earn money and not overextend myself.
Competition and comparison with others will not bring happiness.
Greed makes the inflow and outflow of money impure.
Dharma must exist in Business but business must never exist in dharma (In this context dharma does not mean religion but a moral code of conduct).
As I started applying Holistic Science I saw the following changes gradually occur in my life.
I worked decent hours and devoted my time off for family (e.g. I only worked occasional weekends).
I am enjoying how I earn but still working on how I spend (e.g. I still need to work on my obsession with black Friday deals).
I have less worries and I do not compare my financial situation with my peers.
Mahen Gosar, Chicago