how can i balance spirituality and pure commercial success?

Question

i spend some time on spirituality deeply like doing meditaion yoga pranayama. and also read some personalitydvp books. actually i am big failure in serious life like career money relations success points of view. mainly i wnt to become successful person rather than lonely spiritual person. now by observing common people everybody is gettng top by some tough hard merciless cut throat competition comparison tricks. o my god i tried to apply spiritual principles iam falling again into big black holes. if ifollw love peace dharma ahimsa how do face competetion of the modern world. how to mix with bad colleagues friends and relatives.without loosing my character. what would i do if i have fight with one devotee that is turning anger onto the god making me to loose my devtion to god how can ikill my ego and good rapport and mix with best devoees affecting loveof god. biggest problem with how to move around and behaving with females and some silly persons. among these things how ca?

Answer 1

I think you can balance spiritual life and commercial success by maintaining a right way of thinking. By this I mean, keeping yourself honourable and your integrity intact.
Have you ever heard of "The Secret"? Watch it. Find it online and either order it or borrow it. (Not a lot of people own it) I think it could answer some of these questions for you. Particularly, attracting good people who are successful & wealthy. If you are focusing your mental capacities on "those people"who are cut throat and manipulative, then these are the types of people you will encounter. Maybe start focusing on finding successful people who are also humanitarians. Do some "positive"research and you may be suprised.
All the Best

Answer 2

I agree with "dipu". Karma Yoga is the answer. Do every thing you have to do and everything you have to learn to be successful in life. But do not be attached to the fruits of your actions, but submit them to God irrespective of whether it is a failure, or success, frustration or joy. ahimsa or himsa and so on. Then you will experience spiritual peace and joy inside you while still doing your dharma in the world.

It is easy to say this; but in reality it takes a conciouncious effort to discipline yourself to develop this unselfish attitude. Meditation is of great help in accomplishing this. Easiest way is to submit everything you do and experience to God as an offering and don't worry about it; let Him guide you.

Answer 3

Commercial success comes through setting the right conditions in material aspect of life. One has to do his own planning, using the right skill, learning, etc. Logical area. Lethargy will not work.
Spiritual path is purely personal , internal & quite independent of what is happening outside, and so it can simultaneously progress.
There is no need to balance between the two, since both can happen at peak. Trying to balance is just excuses, and a person will do well in neither !

Answer 4

Spirituality and commercial success are not mutually exclusive. Let me explain.

Let's say you're a baker who sells bread at $1 a loaf (or whatever a loaf goes for locally). The nature of commerce is that somewhere, there is a person with $1 to spare who values your loaf of bread more than he values his dollar. You, in turn, value his $1 more than your loaf of bread. In selling the bread to him, both he and you are exchanging something you each have, for something you each value more. So you both come out ahead.

Commerce is simply supplying the people with what they want. There is nothing anti-spiritual in that. Commerce only conflicts with spirituality when you become greedy, and engage in fraud or unethical business. Otherwise, you're just performing a service for others, which is a good thing. Money is not evil, only when the desire for it clouds your ethics does it become a bad influence.

Answer 5

Jesus was asked the same question. He said "Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and give unto God that which is God's". As long as you are a Grihasta, you are permitted to do that much himsa that would be required to maintain yourself and your dependants. Only a sanyasi, who has renunciated, is prohibited from showing any ahimsa traits. It is said jocularly by the commoners in Tamil, to mitigate your sin in slaughtering a goat, you need to eat its flesh. (Kondral papam thindral pochu). Hence, do not have any illusion and confusion, in this regard.

Answer 6

By being true to yourself and using every bit of business savy you have.

I don't see why they should be mutually irrespective. Just be honest and deal fairly. And yes, I think you can beat the competition playing honestly.

How about a business in spirituality!

Answer 7

I think you should study "Bhagawat Geeta" and try to find out your charioteer to run the chariot of your life like 'Partha',- who was advised to take up himself; all the mundane matters, related to his worldly duty by dint of surrendering the fruits of his actions to the Supreme (GOD), instead of doing his mundane works by blowing ego of the physical body. I think you need blessings of a spiritual Guru and through your prayer, definitely , you will find him out very soon.
Wish you all the best.

Answer 8

Use your success to help the world... go get a lot of money, give over 60% of it and life will give you more without troubles!

Answer 9

money is that all you think about?
the irony of spirituality is digging for gold