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intentions are pure, you will be able to fulfill all your financial
obligations. Money is considered the eleventh life, and therefore
you must never keep money that belongs to others. If others
keep your money then it does not matter, but your intention
must always be that you want to pay them back, down to the
last penny. Keep this intention in your awareness, and then you
can engage in your business. Play your game, but do not
become a player. If you become a player, then you will be
doomed! Do not speculate in your business.
Be Aware of the Dangers but Be Fearless
Every business has gains and losses associated with it. If
there are a lot of mosquitoes in your room, they will not let you
sleep. But, you would not be able to sleep even if there were
only one or two. Therefore, you can say out loud, “Oh world
of mosquitoes! Merely two mosquitoes will not let me sleep, so
why don’t the rest of you come also?” These profits and losses
are like the mosquitoes.
What is the law? Avoid entering the depths of the ocean
of business if possible. If you do, then do not be afraid. God
is with you as long as you remain fearless. If you become afraid,
God will say, “Go to Ohliya!” (muslim sage) or find a guru.
There is no difference between a racecourse and a fabric store,
as far as God is concerned. But if you want liberation, then it
is better that you come out of this worldly ocean.
Do you know how I run my business? Before I set the
ship of my business in the waters, I perform all the necessary
religious rituals and then I whisper in the steamer’s ear, “You
may sink whenever you want to but that is not my wish.” Then
whether the steamer sinks after six months or after two years,
I adjust to the situation and tell myself, ‘At least it lasted six
months.’ Palaces of desires will not fail to bring disappointment.
It is very difficult to remain detached in this worldly life, but you