God wants us 2Be Rich

What’s a book you think deserves a sequel?

You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.” — Bhagavad Gita 2:47

The little monk sat beside the wise sage, holding an old book with worn pages.

“Guruji,” asked the monk, “while cleaning my father’s room, I found three copies of God Wants Us to Be Rich by Joy Nandy. I never understood why he bought the same book three times.

One was in a drawer, another on a bookshelf, and another tucked away elsewhere.”

The sage smiled gently.”What do you think?”The monk looked down at the books.”Perhaps he feared he would lose one. Or perhaps… he felt he was losing his memory and wanted another copy nearby.”

The sage nodded.”When the mind begins to fade, people often create anchors. Some keep photographs. Some write notes. Some buy the same book again, not because they have forgotten its words, but because they hope not to lose its wisdom.”

The monk slowly opened one of the books.”I began reading only seven pages at a time. Then I read the same seven pages again and again until I truly understood them.

I even felt this book deserves a sequel.”

The sage’s eyes sparkled.”A good book is not measured by how quickly it is finished, but by how deeply it transforms the one who reads it. Your father may have left you more than three copies of a book. He may have left you an invitation to continue the journey he began.”

The little monk smiled.”So perhaps finding these books was not an accident.”The sage replied softly,”Sometimes, what we discover while cleaning a room is actually what has been waiting to clean our mind.”

“The one who sees wisdom in every experience and learns without attachment walks the path to peace.” — Bhagavad Gita