Vedic Wisdom

In pursuit of money, man descends to the level of the beast.

Money is of the nature of manure. Piled up in one place, it pollutes the air.

Spread it wide; scatter it over fields; it rewards you with a bumper harvest. – Atharva Veda.

I came across the above Hymn from Atharva Veda Recently.

Atharva Veda originated in 1500 BCE. Don’t you feel astonished about the clarity of thought and wisdom our ancestors had? How beautifully they have educated us about it.

In Pursuit of money, man descends to the level of beast; does this sentence need any explanation? Let us look around and you can see a Raja, Kalmadi, Kanimozhi, and even a chief justice. Everything is up for sale for money, including motherhood.

Money piled up by the wealthy is polluting the society in the form of arrogance, senselessness, mercilessness of the higher stratum and need no examples. As you know the pollution has already reached our shores from Swiss banks and all of us are waiting to see the skeletons.

Our ancestors knew the principles of business even in 1500 BCE, they advise us to “spread or scatter it over fields to earn a bumper harvest”. Investment explained in such a simple words!

I am so fortunate to take birth in this blessed land.