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activity. Do we believe this ? Do we fear its ill after effects?
Even if your business is absolutely legal –

1) Doesn’t it involve slaughter of small or large living
creatures?

2) Isn’t it enveloped with greed and attachment of wealth?

3) Aren’t you delighted on acquiring wealth?

4) Doesn’t this acquisition and accumulation of wealth
increase your attachment towards it?

Why did Mamman Seth* end up in hell? Was he a butcher?
Had he murdered or massacred people? Was he a cheat?
Then, what was responsible for throwing him into the
dungeons of seventh hell? It was his unquenchable thirst for
more and more wealth.

Kushalchand was well-versed with all this. Hence, he decided
to forsake his business. He informed his partner. “We
discontinue this partnership from now on. Let’s tally our
accounts.” His partner tried a lot to prevent him from quitting,
so much so that he told Kushalchand “ It’s okay if you don’t
want to shoulder the responsibility of business and would
rather concentrate on religious activities. Do not come to
work. But, let our partnership remain intact. Let your account

run in the books, you will get your share from time to time.”
But Kushalchand was adamant. His decision and his faith in
religion was immovable. He thus dissolved his partnership

* Mamman Seth – A wealthy miser extremely obsessed with his wealth

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