The ancient law (for want of a better phrase) - source, Dharma 1/6 - spouse 1/6 - progeny 1/6 - parents 1/6 - spouse's parents 1/6 - charity (depending on your vocation) Remainder - self and general purposes
Having lived a life of almost near penury these last 17-18 months, I managed upto 4/7 of dharma and no further. Without sounding parochial, further pointers in the yagnavalkya smriti and (separately), santi parva of the mahābhāratā. Best Sumanth Sent from my iPhone > On 08-Apr-2014, at 19:18, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't usually send along this kind of article to silk, but this quoted > part is interesting, and mostly aligns with my opinion. I would be > interested in opinions from the list, especially on the last part. > > Udhay > > http://www.businessinsider.com/money-cheat-sheet-2014-4?IR=T > > <q> > > WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO WITH MY MONEY? > > Forget about it. > > Money is just a side effect of health. > > I talk a lot about the daily practice I started doing when I was at my > lowest point. > > I know now after years of doing it that it has worked. I've done very > well with it, and I started doing it when I was dead broke, lonely, > angry, depressed, and suicidal. > > I didn't start it from a position of privilege. > > And you don't have to buy my book. I'm not selling anything. > > Here's the whole thing: stay physically healthy in whatever way you know > how (sleep well, eat well, exercise). Be around good people who love you > and respect you and who you love and respect, and be grateful every day. > > Think of new things each day (or all day) to be grateful for. > "Gratitude" is another word for "Abundance" because the things you are > most grateful for, become abundant in your life. > > And finally, write down 10-20 bad ideas a day. Or good ideas. It doesn't > matter. After exercising my idea muscle for six months, I felt like an > idea machine. It was like a super power that just wouldn't stop. > > </q> > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
